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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1878 New Jersey became the third state to ratify the US Constitution and become a state
1865 The 13th Amendment is formally adopted into the US Constitution, ensuring that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction”
1892 Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" premiered at St. Petersburg's Maryinksy Theatre
1944 Douglas MacArthur is promoted to five star rank as a General of the Army
1944 The Supreme Court upheld the wartime relocation of Japanese-Americans
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