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American Revolution
- 1777 Meigs Expedition claims sole Patriot victory on Long Island
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Cold War
- 1949 Federal Republic of Germany is established
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Disaster
- 1960 Tsunami hits Hawaii
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General Interest
- 1701 Captain Kidd walks the plank
- 1911 New York Public Library dedicated
- 1960 Eichmann captured
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Music
- 1979 Tom Petty defies his record label and files for bankruptcy
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Presidential
- 2004 George W. Bush recovers from bicycle accident
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World War I
- 1915 Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
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World War II
- 1941 Lord Mountbatten, cousin to a king, sunk by German dive-bombers
- 1945 Himmler commits suicide
