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2017 ‐
US President Donald Trump tweets edited wrestling video of himself attacking news network 'CNN'
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1979 ‐
Susan B. Anthony dollar is issued, 1st US coin to honor a woman
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1964 ‐
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law
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1962 ‐
Sam Walton opens his first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas
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1867 ‐
1st US elevated railroad begins service, NYC
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1850 ‐
Benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus
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1823 ‐
Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia
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1776 ‐
New Jersey gives the right to vote to all adults who could show a net worth of 50 pounds
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