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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1790 Congress moved from New York City to Philadelphia
1865 The 13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery
1877 Thomas A. Edison makes the first sound recording when he recites “Mary had a Little Lamb” into his phonograph machine
1884 Construction of the Washington Monument was completed
1921 Ireland’s 26 southern counties become independent from Britain forming the Irish Free State
1947 Florida’s Everglades National Park is established
2001 President George W. Bush dedicated the national Christmas tree to those who died on September 11 and to GIs who died in the line of duty
2006 NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars
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