In 1775, the Revolutionary War battle of Bunker Hill was gought as more than 3,000 British troops launched an attack on more than 1,000 American soldiers near Boston.
In 1789, the Third Extate in France declared itself a national assembly, and started to frame a constitution.
In 1856, in Philadelphia, the Republican Party opened its first convention.
In 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.
In 1928, Amelia Earhart embarked on a trans-Atlantic flight from New-foundland to Wales - the first ever by a woman.
In 1940, France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.
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Actor Ralph Bellamy (1904)
Singer Dean Martin (1917)
Singer Barry Manilow (1946)
Comedian Joe Piscopo (1951)
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"A wise man does not try to hurry history."
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Adlai E. Stevenson Jr., Amnerican statesman (1900-1965)