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1850 - The first National Women's Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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1864 - Battle of Westport, Missouri.

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1864 - Union General Samuel R Curtis defeats Confederate General Stirling Price.

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1876 - The New Orleans Mint reopens as an Assay Office.

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1946 - United Nations General Assembly second session convenes in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA.

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1947 - NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to United Nations.

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1954 - USA, Great Britain, France, and USSR agree to end occupation of Germany.

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1956 - First video recording on magnetic tape televised in USA, coast-to-coast.

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1957 - First test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3.

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1962 - US navy ships begin a blockade of Cuba, to prevent Soviet ships from bringing in supplies to complete building missile bases.

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