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France: Bastille Day
(Observed annually on this date to celebrate the storming of the Bastille 07/14/1789)
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1966 |
Brian Selznick (New Jersey-born Caldecott Award-winning Author, Illustrator) |
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1934 |
Lee Friedlander (Washington-born Photographer) |
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1966 |
Brian Selznick (New Jersey-born Caldecott Award-winning Author, Illustrator) |
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1930
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Eric Stokes (New Jersey-born Composer)
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1787
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Tomlinson Fort (Georgia-born Doctor, Politician, Banker, Education Advocate)
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1913
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Gerald R. Ford (Nebraska-born 38th President of the United States)
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1918
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Ingmar Bergman (Swedish Film Director)
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1932
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Roosevelt (Rosie) Grier (Georgia-born African-American Professional Football Player, Actor)
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1812
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Little Turtle (Chief of the Miami)
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1881
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William Bonney (Billy the Kid; New York City-born Criminal)
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1918
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Quentin Roosevelt (Washington, D.C.-born Son of Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt; Pilot Shot Down Over France)
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1965
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Adlai E. Stevenson (Los Angeles-born Politician; Democratic Presidential Nominee: 1952, 1956)
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1974
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Carl Spaatz (Pennsylvania-born First Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force)
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1099
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Christian Knights from Europe Capture Jerusalem After a 7-Week of Siege and Begin Massacring the City's Muslim and Jewish Populations
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1742
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Spanish Forces Begin Withdrawing from Georgia's St. Simons Island
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1771
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Mission San Antonio de Padua Is Founded by Father Junipero Serra, South of Today's King City, California
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1798
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U.S. Congress Passes the Sedition Act Making It Illegal to Voice or Print Malicious Remarks About the President or the Government
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1804
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The Russian Ship Neva Arrives at Kodiak, Alaska on a Voyage Around the World
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1832
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U.S. Congress Appoints a Committee to Find a Relocation Site West of the Mississippi River for Indians from Georgia, Alabama, and Florida
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1836
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In Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Advertiser Is Published as the City's First Newspaper
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1853
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In New York City, President Franklin Pierce Opens America's First World's Fair
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Commodore Matthew Perry Submits to Japanese Officials President Franklin Pierce's Request for Trade Relations
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1862
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The United States Senate Approves Statehood for West Virginia by a Vote of 23-17
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1863
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President Lincoln Learns That Robert E. Lee Has Escaped Capture by Union Forces
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The U.S.S. Jasmine Captures the Sloop Relampage Near the Florida Keys
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1864
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Union Forces Rout the Confederates in Tupelo, Mississippi
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General Sherman Issues Special Field Order No. 35 Outlining His Strategy to Take Atlanta
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1865
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The 1st Delaware Infantry Receives a Gala Reception in Wilmington, Then Disbands Forever
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Atlanta's City Council Makes African Americans Subject to the Same Ordinances and Punishments as Its White Population
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1869
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Calmar, Iowa Is Incorporated
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1873
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The Northern Pacific Railroad Announces Tacoma, Washington Will Be Its West Coast Terminus
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1879
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The State of Texas Passes the "Fifty Cent Act" to Sell State Land for 50¢ an Acre to Help Fund Schools
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1881
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In New Mexico, Billy the Kid Is Ambushed, Shot and Killed by Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett
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1890
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The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway Is Placed into Receivership
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1896
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The First Convention of the Florida Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Opens in Jacksonville
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1926
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In Florida, the Orlando Art Association Changes Its Named to Loch Haven Art Center, Incorporated
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1930
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Atlanta, Georgia Celebrates Bobby Jones' U.S. Open Golf Championship with a Parade
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1933
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All German Political Parties Except the Nazi Party Are Outlawed
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1938
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Howard Hughes and a 4-Man Crew Land in New York City, Completing a Record-Setting 3-day, 19h, 17m Flight Around the World
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1948
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Hubert Humphrey, Mayor of Minneapolis, Gives a Strong Speech in Favor of Civil Rights at the National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia
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Half of Alabama's Delegates Walk Out of the National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, Protesting the Party's Civil Rights Stand
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1958
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A Military Coup Overthrows the Iraqi Monarchy
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1959
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The First U.S. Nuclear-Powered Cruiser Is Launched from Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts
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1963
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The Soviet Public Declaration of "Peaceful Coexistence" Creates a Split with the Militaristic Chinese Communists
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1968
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Hank Aaron Hits His 500th Career Home Run
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1971
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Hail Causes Damage Across a 100-mile Swath of Minnesota
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1976
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Jimmy Carter Wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination at the Party's Convention in New York City
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1980
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The 32nd Republican National Convention Opens in Detroit
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1984
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In Washington, the West Seattle Bridge is Dedicated Spanning Harbor Island and the Duwamish Waterway
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1991
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British Troops Protecting Iraqi Kurds Begin to Pull Out of the Region
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The Minnesota Twins Retire Jersey #6 Worn by Tony Oliva
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2001
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Northern Ireland Peace Talks Stall
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