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- 1923
President Warren G. Harding dies before his scandals become public View Post →
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- 1776
The U.S. Declaration of Independence is formally signed by 56 people
- 1858
The first mailboxes are installed along streets in Boston and New York City
- 1873
The first trial run of a San Francisco cable car takes place on Clay Street
- 1909
The U.S. issues its first Lincoln penny
- 1920
Marcus Garvey presents his 'Back To Africa' program in NYC
- 1922
A typhoon hits China, resulting in approximately 60,000 deaths
- 1934
Adolf Hitler becomes the Führer of Germany after President Paul von Hindenburg's death
- 1939
Albert Einstein urges President Roosevelt to initiate an atomic weapons research program
- 2017
The first successful gene editing in human embryos is reported in 'Nature'
- 2018
Apple becomes the first American company to reach $1 trillion in value
- 2018
Germany's oldest library, dating to 2 AD, is discovered in Cologne
- 2018
TikTok becomes available worldwide after merging with Musical.ly
