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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1788 Connecticut becomes the fifth state admitted into the Union
1862 The first battle between two ironclad ships, the Monitor (Union) and Merrimack (Confederate) occurred, revolutionizing naval warfare
1864 General Ulysses Grant is appointed commander-in-chief of the Union forces
1933 The special session of Congress known as the "100 days" opened, launching FDR's New Deal
1953 US vs. Reynolds was a landmark ruling that formally established the government’s “state secrets” privilege
1959 The Barbie doll is unveiled at a toy fair in New York City
1964 The first Ford Mustang rolls off the Ford assembly line
1964 The US Supreme Court, in its New York Times v. Sullivan decision, ruled that public officials who charged libel could not recover damages for defamatory statements related to their official duties unless they proved actual malice on the part of the news organization
1974 Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrendered, 29 years after World War II ended
1976 The first female cadets were accepted to West Point Military Academy
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