| Today in History |
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2021 ‐
US President Joe Biden pledges to cut US carbon emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030 at a virtual climate summit
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1970 ‐
First Earth Day Celebrated
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1964 ‐
World's Fair at Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, NY opens
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1926 ‐
Persia, Turkey & Afghanistan sign treaties of security
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1903 ‐
American Power Boat Association forms
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1889 ‐
A 1.9 million-acre tract of Indian Territory for white colonial settlement in Oklahoma officially starts at 12pm
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1884 ‐
Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 yrs 9 mths)
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1864 ‐
US mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust")
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1823 ‐
R J Tyers patents roller skates
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1817 ‐
Curacao prohibits use of white paint due to fierce sunlight
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1793 ‐
President Washington attends opening of Rickett's, 1st circus in US
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