Saturday, Jul 27, 2024
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1837 - US Mint opens in Charlotte, North Carolina.
1844 - Fire severely damages the Charlotte Mint.
1861 - Union General George McClellan takes command of Potamic Army.
1944 - US regains possession of Guam from Japanese.
1953 - Armistice signed ending Korean War. During the fighting, 54,000 American soldiers were killed.
1960 - Vice President Richard Nixon nominated for president at Republican convention in Chicago, Illinois.
1962 - Martin Luther King Jr jailed in Albany, Georgia.
1968 - Race Riot in Gary, Indiana.
1969 - Pioneer 10 launched.
1974 - House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommending President Richard Nixon impeachment.