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1862 - Morgan's raiders capture the federal garrison at Lexington, Kentucky.

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1898 - Spain formally cedes Puerto Rico to the USA.

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1954 - Hurricane Hazel (third of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US.

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1962 - Dr Watson (US) and Drs Crick and Wilkins (Great Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA.

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1962 - US launches Ranger 5 for lunar impact; misses Moon.

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1967 - Buena Vista releases Disney's animated feature film The Jungle Book to theaters. This is the last animated feature personally produced by Walt Disney.

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1968 - Circus Circus hotel/casino opens on Las Vegas Boulevard, Nevada.

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1969 - US Federal government bans use of cyclamates artificial sweetener.

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1973 - US President Richard Nixon signs the Bicentennial Coinage Act into law, providing for commemorative quarter dollar, half dollar, and dollar coins. The coins can be issued between July 4, 1775 and January 1, 1977, bearing the dual date "1776-1976".

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1985 - Nintendo releases the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in the United States, in New York City. Special displays are set up in department, toy, and electronics stores. The NES comes with the Robotic Operating Buddy and the Zapper light gun. Price is US$125. Seventeen game cartridges are available with the launch of the game system.

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