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1868 - Arkansas re-enters US.

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1936 - Virgin Islands receives a constitution from US (Organic Act).

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1944 - US President Franklin Roosevelt signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act).

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1954 - US Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands.

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1955 - Buena Vista generally releases the Disney animated film Lady and the Tramp to theaters in the US.

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1959 - Vanguard SLV-6 launched for Earth orbit (failed).

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1969 - In Cleveland, Ohio, USA, the Cuyahoga River catches fire, triggering a crack-down on pollution in the river.

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1970 - US President Richard Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18).

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1977 - Former Attorney General John Mitchell starts 19 months in Alabama prison.

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1981 - Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon.

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