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1979 ‐
Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US
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1962 ‐
US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation
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1954 ‐
Michigan rep Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock & roll) records
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1935 ‐
Existence of re-formed German Luftwaffe revealed (banned in 1920 by Treaty of Versailles)
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1930 ‐
1st red & green traffic lights installed in Manhattan, NYC
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1907 ‐
US Congress raise their own salaries to $7,500
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1893 ‐
2 Clydesdale horses set record by pulling 48 tons on a sledge, Mich
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1869 ‐
US 15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states to ratify
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1863 ‐
Abraham Lincoln signs National Currency Act, establishes single national US currency
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1797 ‐
Bank of England issues first £1 note
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1773 ‐
Construction of Walnut Street Jail is approved by the state of Pennsylvania; it will become the first experiment with the practice of solitary confinement in the United States
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