On this day :
1938 Welles scares nation, 1775 Naval committee established by Congress, 1893 The Worlds Columbian Exposition closes in Chicago, 1862 Ormsby MacKnight Mitchell dies, 1953 Eisenhower approves NSC 1622, 1890 Oakland California enacts antidrug law, 1991 Perfect storm hits North Atlantic, 1908 Queen of American high society dies, 1975 Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain, 1995 Quebec separatists narrowly defeated, 1945 Henry The Fonz Winkler is born, 1811 Sense and Sensibility is published, 1944 Aaron Coplands Appalachian Spring premieres at the Library of Congress, 1864 The city of Helena Montana is founded after miners discover gold, 1735 John Adams is born, 1974 Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle, 1965 Marines repel attack near Da Nang, 1970 Heavy monsoon rains hit Vietnam, 1918 Ottoman Empire signs treaty with Allies, 1941 FDR approves LendLease aid to the USSR,
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