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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1813 The earliest known printed reference to the United States by the nickname “Uncle Sam” occurs in the Troy Post
1822 Brazil declared its independence from Portugal
1864 In preparation for his march to the sea, Union General William T. Sherman orders residents of Atlanta, Georgia, to evacuate the city
1888 An incubator is used for the first time on a premature infant
1916 The US Congress passes the Workman’s Compensation Act
1979 ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programing Network, debuts
2001 The US State Department issued a memo that warned Americans “may be the target of a terrorist threat”
2008 The US Government assumes conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the country’s two largest mortgage financing companies, during the subprime mortgage crisis
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