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1774 - The first Continental Cogress convenes in Philadelphia.

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1864 - Henry H Giesy, US Union-Brigadier-General, dies in battle.

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1928 - American automakers Dodge Brothers Inc and Chrysler Corp merge.

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1937 - Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to vehicular traffic.

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1953 - Premiere of first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor: Melody.

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1956 - US President Dwight Eisenhower signs farm bill allowing government to store agricultural surplus.

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1957 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.

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1959 - US Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts.

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1959 - Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 miles (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became first animals retrieved from a space mission.

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1962 - Lawsuit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester, New York.

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