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2021 ‐
Large statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee removed Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia
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1974 ‐
US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon of all federal crimes
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1966 ‐
"Star Trek" premieres on NBC-TV starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
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1963 ‐
Algerian population accepts constitution
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1939 ‐
FDR declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe
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1930 ‐
American inventor Richard Gurley Drew creates Scotch tape
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1916 ‐
US President Woodrow Wilson signs the Emergency Revenue Act, doubling the rate of income tax and adding inheritance and munitions profits tax
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1858 ‐
Abraham Lincoln supposedly says in a speech "You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all the time"
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1855 ‐
British and French troops capture Sevastopol from the Russians, effectively ending the Crimean War
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1760 ‐
French army surrenders Montreal to General Jeffrey Amherst
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1755 ‐
Battle of Lake George in the Province of New York: British army beats French
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