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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1862 The Confederate Congress in Richmond passed a draft law allowing anyone owning 20 or more slaves to be exempt from military service
1890 The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) was founded in Washington, DC
1958 The lunar probe Pioneer 1 was launched; it failed to go as far as planned, fell back to Earth, and burned up in the atmosphere
1962 "McHale's Navy" premiers on ABC
1975 Saturday Night Live, a comedy-variety show, premiers on NBC, with guest host comedian George Carlin and special guests Janis Ian, Andy Kaufman and Billy Preston; the show is still running
1976 George Washington’s appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford
1984 Space shuttle Challenger astronaut, Kathryn Sullivan, became the first American woman to walk in space
2000 NASA launches its 100th Space Shuttle mission
2001 The Polaroid Corporation, with its “instant cameras” since 1947, files for bankruptcy
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