1773 ― Scottish settlers arrive at Pictou, Nova Scotia (Canada)
1810 ― Colombia declares independence from Spain
1868 ― First use of tax stamps on cigarettes
1871 ― British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province
1878 ― First telephone introduced in Hawaii
1942 ― Legion of Merit Medal authorized by congress
1944 ― U.S. invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WWII
1944 ― Von Stauffenberg fails in an attempt on Hitler's life
1954 ― Tennis Champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident
1969 ― First men on moon, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 11
1970 ― First baby born on Alcatraz Island
1982 ― Bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks
1996 ― 26th Summer Olympics opens in Atlanta, GA.
1810 ― Colombia declares independence from Spain
1868 ― First use of tax stamps on cigarettes
1871 ― British Columbia becomes 6th Canadian province
1878 ― First telephone introduced in Hawaii
1942 ― Legion of Merit Medal authorized by congress
1944 ― U.S. invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WWII
1944 ― Von Stauffenberg fails in an attempt on Hitler's life
1954 ― Tennis Champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident
1969 ― First men on moon, Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 11
1970 ― First baby born on Alcatraz Island
1982 ― Bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks
1996 ― 26th Summer Olympics opens in Atlanta, GA.
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