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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1782 Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States and the eagle as its symbol
1863 West Virginia admitted into the Union as the 35th state
1867 US buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
1941 The US Army Air Force is established, replacing the Army Air Corps
1955 The AFL and CIO agree to combine names for a merged group
1963 The United States and the Soviet Union agree to establish a hot line between Washington and Moscow
1967 Boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. Ali’s conviction was ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court.
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