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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1492 Ferdinand & Isabella agree to bankroll Columbus
1789 In New York City, George Washington is inaugurated as the first president of the United States
1812 Louisiana is admitted into the Union as the 18th state
1889 Washington’s inauguration became the first US national holiday
1900 Hawaii annexed as a US territory
1931 The George Washington Bridge, linking New York City and New Jersey, opens
1939 US commercial television made its official debut at the New York World’s Fair. The signal was transmitted from the Empire State Building.
1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker. Karl Donitz becomes his successor.
1975 The Vietnam War ended with South Vietnam's surrender to North Vietnam
1991 Over 131,000 were killed and as many as 9 million left homeless when a cyclone struck Bangladesh
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