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2017 ‐
US President Donald Trump shares classified information about ISIS plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office
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1959 ‐
Soviet forces arrive in Afghanistan
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1933 ‐
Nazis stage public book burnings in Germany
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1919 ‐
Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina, 2 blacks killed
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1908 ‐
1st Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia)
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1869 ‐
Golden Spike driven, completing the 1st US Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah and connecting the Central Pacific Railroad with the Union Pacific
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1865 ‐
Confederate President Jefferson Davis captured by Union troops at Irwinsville Georgia
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1823 ‐
1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling
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1797 ‐
1st US Navy ship, the "United States," is launched
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1775 ‐
Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and issues paper currency for 1st time
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1774 ‐
Louis XVI ascends to throne of France
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