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Re: 6/14/2014
« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2014, 03:20:02 AM »

Today's Highlight in History:

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, adopted a resolution specifying that "the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation."
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« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2014, 03:20:53 AM »

In 1775, the Continental Army, forerunner of the United States Army, was created.
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« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2014, 03:21:50 AM »

In 1801, former American Revolutionary War general and notorious turncoat Benedict Arnold died in London.
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« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2014, 03:22:23 AM »

In 1922, Warren G. Harding became the first president heard on radio, as Baltimore station WEAR broadcast his speech dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry.
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« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2014, 03:23:11 AM »

In 1934, Max Baer defeated Primo Carnera with an 11th round TKO to win the world heavyweight boxing championship in Long Island City, New York.
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« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2014, 03:24:01 AM »

In 1940, German troops entered Paris during World War II; the same day, the Nazis began transporting prisoners to the Auschwitz (OWSH'-vitz) concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
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« Reply #21 on: June 14, 2014, 03:24:45 AM »

In 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled 6-3 that children in public schools could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States.
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« Reply #22 on: June 14, 2014, 03:25:20 AM »

In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure adding the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
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« Reply #23 on: June 14, 2014, 03:26:14 AM »

In 1967, the space probe Mariner 5 was launched from Cape Kennedy on a flight that took it past Venus.
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« Reply #24 on: June 14, 2014, 03:26:56 AM »

In 1972, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered a ban on continued domestic use of the pesticide DDT, to take effect at year's end.
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« Reply #25 on: June 14, 2014, 03:27:43 AM »

In 1982, Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands.
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« Reply #26 on: June 14, 2014, 03:28:19 AM »

In 1985, the 17-day hijack ordeal of TWA Flight 847 began as a pair of Lebanese Shiite (SHEE'-eyet) Muslim extremists seized the jetliner shortly after takeoff from Athens, Greece.
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« Reply #27 on: June 14, 2014, 03:28:56 AM »

In 1994, Academy Award-winning composer Henry Mancini died in Beverly Hills, California, at age 70.
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« Reply #28 on: June 14, 2014, 03:29:51 AM »

Ten years ago: A car bomb exploded during rush hour on a busy street in Baghdad, killing 13 people, including three General Electric workers and two bodyguards. The Supreme Court allowed schoolchildren to keep affirming loyalty to one nation "under God," but dodged the underlying question of whether the Pledge of Allegiance was an unconstitutional blending of church and state.
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« Reply #29 on: June 14, 2014, 03:30:41 AM »

Five years ago: The Los Angeles Lakers won their 15th championship, beating the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA finals. Anna Nordqvist shot a 4-under par 68 to become the second rookie in a row to win the LPGA Championship. Bob Bogle, 75, lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band The Ventures, died in Vancouver, Washington.
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