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Events
- 1682 - Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.
- Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
- 1867 - Alaska Purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.
- 1909 - The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
- Constitution Hall.
- are sunk off the island's east coast.
- 1945 - The United States Atomic Energy Commission formed.
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- 1947 - The in interstate travel.
- 3-D film, entitled House of Wax
- Mercury program: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, which the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
- 1967 - The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) takes its maiden flight.
- Chicago Eight" plead not guilty on federal charges of conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
- Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriegaguilty on drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.
- Baghdad, Iraqfalls to American forces.