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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1803 The Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase
1818 The United States and Britain establish the 49th Parallel as the boundary between Canada and the United States
1820 Spain sold a part of Florida to the US for $5 million
1942 The US Congress passes the largest tax bill in the country’s history
1944 General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines, 30 months after he said "I shall return"
1987 Ten people were killed when an Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn hotel near Indianapolis International Airport
1992 In the first World Series game to be played outside the US, the host Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Atlanta Braves, 3-2
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