| Today in History |
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2018 ‐
China briefly bans the letter 'N' as part of widespread censorship efforts
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1982 ‐
Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs
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1964 ‐
Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay] wins his first world heavyweight boxing title when Sonny Liston fails to come out for round 7 at the Convention Center, Miami Beach
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1885 ‐
US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds
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1862 ‐
First Legal Tender Act 1862 is passed by the US Congress, authorizing the United States Note
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1839 ‐
Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to the West
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1836 ‐
Samuel Colt patents first multi-shot revolving-cylinder revolver, enabling the firearm to be fired multiple times without reloading
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1799 ‐
1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land
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1799 ‐
US Congress passes 1st federal quarantine legislation
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1791 ‐
1st Bank of US chartered
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