| Today in History |
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2017 ‐
Tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro d’Italia in Milan, 1st Dutchman to win
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1979 ‐
European Market accepts Greece as member
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1952 ‐
The women of Greece are given the right to vote.
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1946 ‐
US Patent filed for a hydrogen bomb
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1936 ‐
Alan Turing submits "On Computable Numbers" for publication, in which he set out the theoretical basis for modern computers.
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1926 ‐
US Customs Court created by congress
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1907 ‐
Auto-Cycle Union Tourist Trophy, 1st held
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1892 ‐
Sierra Club formed by John Muir and others in San Francisco, for conservation of nature
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1889 ‐
Édouard and André Michelin incorporate the Michelin tyre company
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1830 ‐
US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, a key law leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting the stage for the Cherokee Trail of Tears
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1818 ‐
Walk-in-the-Water, 1st steam vessel to sail Lake Erie launched
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1754 ‐
Battle of Jumonville Glen: forces led by George Washington kill French Canadian officer Joseph Coulon de Jumonville
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