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2020 ‐
Saudi Arabia bans international visitors from making the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage in 2020 due to COVID-19
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1989 ‐
Supreme Court rules ok to burn US flag as a political expression
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1977 ‐
Former White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman enters prison
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1969 ‐
Zager & Evans release "In the Year 2525"
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1913 ‐
Tiny Broadwick is 1st woman to parachute from an airplane
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1893 ‐
1st Ferris wheel opens at Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois
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1879 ‐
Frank W. Woolworth opens his 1st successful "F. W. Woolworth Great Five Cent Store" on North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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1853 ‐
Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes in Worcester, Massachusetts
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1821 ‐
African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church organizes (NYC)
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1788 ‐
US Constitution comes into effect when New Hampshire is the 9th state to ratify it
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1768 ‐
1st medical diploma in America is granted to Dr John Archer from the College of Philadelphia
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