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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1656 The General Provincial Court in Patuxent, Maryland, empanels the first all-woman jury in the Colonies to hear evidence against Judith Catchpole, who is accused of murdering her child. The jury acquits her after hearing her defense of never having been pregnant.
1776 American Captain Nathan Hale is hanged as a spy by the British in New York City. His last words are reputed to have been, “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.”
1862 President Abraham Lincoln changes the course of the war and American history by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
1961 President John Kennedy signs a congressional act establishing the Peace Corps
1964 Premiere of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." on NBC-TV, which runs for four seasons
1970 President Richard M. Nixon signs a bill giving the District of Columbia representation in the US Congress
1980 The Persian Gulf conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war
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