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Today in History

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1776
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

1802
The United States Military Academy officially opened at West Point, New York.

1826
50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, former presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died.

1831
The fifth president
of the United States, James Monroe, died in New York City at age 73.

1939
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees delivered his famous farewell speech in which he called himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”
 
1776
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

1802
The United States Military Academy officially opened at West Point, New York.

1826
50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, former presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died.

1831
The fifth president
of the United States, James Monroe, died in New York City at age 73.

1939
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees delivered his famous farewell speech in which he called himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”

And sadly on THIS day in history 2020, statues are being toppled, riots are rampant all over the country, autonomous zones are being set up, and murders are at a fever pitch. :(
 
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