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1776
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The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America.
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1802
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The U.S. Military Academy officially opened at West Point, NY.
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1845
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American writer, Henry David Thoreau, began his two-year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond, near Concord, MA.
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1855
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The first edition of "Leaves of Grass," by Walt Whitman, was published in Brooklyn, NY.
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1881
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Billy the Kid was shot to death in New Mexico.
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1910
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Race riots broke out all over the United States after African American, Jack Johnson, knocked out Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight-boxing match.
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1959
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The 49-star U.S. flag was debuted.
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1960
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The 50-star U.S. flag made its debut in Philadelphia, PA.
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1966
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U.S. President Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act, which went into effect the following year.
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1976
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The U.S. celebrated its Bicentennial.
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1997
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The Mars Pathfinder, an unmanned spacecraft, landed on Mars.
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1997
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Ferry service between Manhattan and Staten Island was made free of charge. Previously, the charge had ranged from 5 cents to 50 cents.
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