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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1775 The Continental Congress establishes a postal system for the colonies with Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general
1788 New York became the 11th US state
1920 The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, granting women the right to vote
1945 Churchill resigns as Britain's Prime Minister
1947 President Harry S Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
1948 President Harry Truman issued Executive Order No. 9981 for “equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion or national origin”
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