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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1692 Bridget Bishop is hanged in Salem, Massachusetts, for witchcraft
1776 The Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Declaration of Independence
1854 The US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, holds its first graduation
1915 Girl Scouts were founded
1935 Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by "Bill W"
1943 The Allies begin bombing Germany around the clock
1967 The Six-Day War between Israel and Syria, Egypt, and Jordan ended
1977 The Apple II, one of the first personal computers, goes on sale
1996 Intel released its 200 Mhz Pentium chip
1978 Affirmed won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown
2003 Ontario, Canada issued the first full same-sex marriage licenses in North America
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