1775 ― Benjamin Franklin becomes first Postmaster General
1788 ― New York becomes 11th state to ratify U.S. Constitution
1790 ― U.S. passes Assumption Bill making government responsible for state debts
1835 ― First sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii
1847 ― Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society
1887 ― First Esperanto book published
1947 ― U.S. Department of Defense established
1947 ― CIA established under U.S. National Security Act
1965 ― Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)
1991 ― Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) is arrested in Florida, for exposing
himself at an adult movie theater
1788 ― New York becomes 11th state to ratify U.S. Constitution
1790 ― U.S. passes Assumption Bill making government responsible for state debts
1835 ― First sugar cane plantation started in Hawaii
1847 ― Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society
1887 ― First Esperanto book published
1947 ― U.S. Department of Defense established
1947 ― CIA established under U.S. National Security Act
1965 ― Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)
1991 ― Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) is arrested in Florida, for exposing
himself at an adult movie theater
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