On this day :
1804 Burr slays Hamilton in duel, 1782 British evacuate Savannah Georgia, 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Aid Road Act, 1861 Union notches a victory at the Battle of Rich Mountain, 1945 Soviets agree to hand over power in West Berlin, 2010 Barefoot Bandit is captured in the Bahamas, 1978 Gas fire incinerates crowded campsite, 1656 First Quaker colonists land at Boston, 1979 Skylab crashes to Earth, 1995 US establishes diplomatic relations with Vietnam, 1922 Hollywood Bowl opens, 1899 Charlottes Web author EB White born, 1960 The Hollwood Argyles Alley Oop leads a noveltysong outbreak, 1869 Tall Bull dies, 1767 John Quincy Adams is born, 1914 Babe Ruth makes MLB debut, 1966 Public opinion approves bombing of North Vietnam, 1967 Senators debate US policy in Vietnam, 1969 Thieu challenges NLF to participate in free elections, 1918 German command makes final plans for renewed offensive on the Western Front, 1944 Hitler is paid a visit by his wouldbe assassin,
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