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2021 ‐
US President Joe Biden signs into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act making June 19th a federal holiday commemorating emancipation
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1991 ‐
South Africa abolishes last of its apartheid laws
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1988 ‐
Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0
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1971 ‐
Carole King's album "Tapestry" goes to #1 on US album charts and stays there for 15 weeks
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1963 ‐
Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools
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1957 ‐
Tuskegee boycott begins (Blacks boycotted city stores)
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1950 ‐
1st kidney transplant (Chicago)
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1901 ‐
The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT
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1885 ‐
Statue of Liberty arrives in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'
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1863 ‐
Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer)
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1837 ‐
Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent
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1824 ‐
US Bureau of Indian Affairs established
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1775 ‐
Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill)
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