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Re: 8/18/2014
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2014, 02:18:19 AM »

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« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2014, 02:18:53 AM »

In 1587, Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born in present-day America, on what is now Roanoke Island in North Carolina. (However, the Roanoke colony ended up mysteriously disappearing.)
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« Reply #17 on: August 18, 2014, 02:19:39 AM »

In 1838, the first marine expedition sponsored by the U.S. government set sail from Hampton Roads, Virginia; the crews traveled the southern Pacific Ocean, gathering scientific information.
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« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2014, 02:20:05 AM »

In 1846, U.S. forces led by General Stephen W. Kearny captured Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2014, 02:20:27 AM »

In 1862, Dakota Indians began an uprising in Minnesota (the revolt was crushed by U.S. forces some six weeks later).
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« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2014, 02:20:53 AM »

In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing all American women's right to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.
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« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2014, 02:21:22 AM »

In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King dedicated the Thousand Islands Bridge connecting the United States and Canada.
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« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2014, 02:21:44 AM »

In 1954, during the Eisenhower administration, Assistant Secretary of Labor James Ernest Wilkins became the first black official to attend a meeting of the president's Cabinet as he sat in for Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell.
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« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2014, 02:22:12 AM »

In 1963, James Meredith became the first black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
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« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2014, 02:22:40 AM »

In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York, wound to a close after three nights with a mid-morning set by Jimi Hendrix.
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« Reply #25 on: August 18, 2014, 02:23:16 AM »

In 1976, two U.S. Army officers were killed in Korea's demilitarized zone as a group of North Korean soldiers wielding axes and metal pikes attacked U.S. and South Korean soldiers.
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« Reply #26 on: August 18, 2014, 02:23:48 AM »

In 1983, Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 21 dead and causing more than a billion dollars' worth of damage. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees, 5-4, in the completion of the "pine-tar" game in just 12 minutes.
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« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2014, 02:24:09 AM »

In 1988, Vice President George H.W. Bush accepted the presidential nomination of his party at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans.
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« Reply #28 on: August 18, 2014, 02:24:28 AM »

Ten years ago: In Athens, Paul Hamm (hahm) won the men's gymnastics all-around Olympic gold medal by the closest margin ever in the event; controversy followed after it was discovered a scoring error cost Yang Tae-young of South Korea the title. Film composer Elmer Bernstein died in Ojai, California, at age 82. Hawaii's first U.S. senator, Hiram L. Fong, died at age 97.
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« Reply #29 on: August 18, 2014, 02:24:53 AM »

Five years ago: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, during his first visit to Washington in five years, offered lavish praise for President Barack Obama; for his part, Obama spoke of an "extraordinary opportunity" for making peace in the Middle East. Ohio executed Jason Getsy, a murder-for-hire triggerman, for killing the mother of his intended target, who survived the attack. Robert Novak, the combative TV and newspaper pundit, died in Washington, D.C., at 78. Former South Korean President and Nobel Peace laureate Kim Dae-jung died in Seoul.
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