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1647 | The English army seized King Charles I. |
1896 | Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a quadricycle, through the streets of Detroit. |
1912 | Massachusetts became the first state to adopt a minimum wage law. |
1919 | Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing citizens the right to vote regardless of their gender, and sent it to the states for ratification. |
1940 | The Allies completed the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, France. READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY |
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1942 | The Battle of Midway began during World War II. |
1944 | The U.S. Fifth Army began liberating Rome during World War II. |
1954 | French and Vietnamese officials signed treaties in Paris according independence to Vietnam. |
1984 | The album "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen was released. |
1985 | The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law providing for a daily minute of silence in public schools. |
1986 | Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to spying for Israel. |
1998 | A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. |
2009 | President Barack Obama addressed the Muslims of the world in a speech in Cairo, saying America has a common cause with Islam and never will be at war with the faith. |
2011 | Li Na won the French Open's women's championship, becoming the first Chinese tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. |
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