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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1492 Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his voyage to the new world
1610 Henry Hudson of England discovers a great bay on the east coast of Canada and names it for himself
1914 Germany declares war on France
1949 The National Basketball Association was formed
1958 The first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, passes under the North Pole
1972 Former Beatle Paul McCartney announces formation of his new group, Wings
1980 Closing ceremonies were held in Moscow for the 1980 Summer Olympic Games, which had been boycotted by dozens of countries, including the United States
1987 The Iran-Contra congressional hearings ended, with none of the 29 witnesses tying President Reagan directly to the diversion of arms-sales profits to Nicaraguan rebels
2004 Statue of Liberty’s pedestal reopens to visitors after being closed following the 9/11 terrorist attacks
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