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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
79 The city of Pompeii is buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
1512 Michelangelo’s painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is exhibited for the first time
1755 Earthquake, fires, and tsunami destroyed Lisbon, Portugal and claimed 70,000 lives
1765 The Stamp Act goes into effect in the British colonies
1870 The US Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations
1936 The Rodeo Cowboys Association is founded
1945 John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of Ebony magazine
1967 The first issue of Rolling Stone hits the streets
1968 The Motion Picture Association of America officially introduces its rating system to indicate age-appropriateness of film content
1982 Honda opens a plant in Marysville, Ohio, becoming the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the US
1993 The Maastricht Treaty was enacted, establishing the European Union
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