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1893 - An act of US Congress establishes Cascade Range Forest Reserve.

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1918 - The US offers the fourth Liberty Loan bond issue of $5 billion at 4.25 percent interest.

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1934 - Over California, USA, a pilot escapes a fireball shower.

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1937 - US President Franklin Roosevelt dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon).

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1953 - At the General Motors Proving Grounds near Milford, Chevrolet officially unveils the Corvette to automotive press journalists. The Corvette features Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission, Polo White exterior paint, Sportsman Red interior, black canvas top, in-line six-cylinder engine, AM radio, and heater. The engine features overhead valves, cast-iron block, 235.5 cubic inch displacement, 150 horsepower, and three one-barrel carburetors.

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1953 - In New York, Roy Disney meets with ABC-TV's Leonard Goldenson, to seek financing for Disneyland Park. Goldenson eagerly agrees to participate. The final agreement includes a US$500,000 investment from ABC-Paramount, guarantee for US$4.5 million line of credit, in return for 35 percent interest in Disneyland Park, and a weekly one-hour TV program with Disney films and production for TV.

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1959 - Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around the Earth.

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1967 - Walter Washington elected first mayor of Washington, DC.

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1981 - Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing two black joggers in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1988 - Bronx Museum for the Arts opens in New York.

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