| Today in History |
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1970 ‐
End of US commercial whale hunting
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1961 ‐
US President JFK establishes the Peace Corps
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1947 ‐
International Monetary Fund begins operation
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1937 ‐
US Steel raises workers' wages to $5 a day
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1912 ‐
Isabella Goodwin appointed first US woman detective, NYC
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1872 ‐
Yellowstone becomes the world's 1st national park
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1864 ‐
Rebecca Lee becomes 1st African American woman to receive a medical degree in the US
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1790 ‐
1st US census authorized
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