| Today in History |
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2013 ‐
Same-sex marriage is legalized in New Zealand
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1991 ‐
Dow Jones closes above 3,000 for 1st time (3,004.46)
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1986 ‐
Netherlands & Scilly Islands sign peace treaty (war of 1651)
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1975 ‐
The Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh, Cambodia marking the end of the Cambodian Civil war (Kampuchea National Day)
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1972 ‐
Revised Dutch constitution proclaimed
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1964 ‐
Ford Mustang formally introduced ($2,368 base)
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1960 ‐
American Samoa sets up a constitutional government
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1932 ‐
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ends slavery
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1907 ‐
Ellis Island, New York records 11,745 immigrants
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1758 ‐
Francis Williams, 1st US black college graduate, publishes poems
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