1863<\/h3>\n
The Battle of Gettysburg, which marked the turning point in the Civil War, began.<\/p>\n
1867
\nCanada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain under the British North America Act.<\/p>\n
1898
\nTheodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders fought the battle of San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War.<\/p>\n
1943
\nIncome tax withholding began in the United States.<\/p>\n
1962
\nBurundi and Rwanda achieved independence.<\/p>\n
1963
\nThe U.S. Post Office inaugurated its five-digit ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) codes.<\/p>\n
1968
\nThe United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and 58 other nations signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.<\/p>\n
1994
\nYasir Arafat returned to Palestinian land after 27 years in exile.<\/p>\n
1997
\nAfter 156 years of British colonial rule, Hong Kong was returned to China.<\/p>\n
2000
\nVermont’s civil unions law went into effect.<\/p>\n
2013
\nCroatia became the 28th member of the European Union.<\/p>\n
Diana, Princess of Wales<\/p>\n
1961\u20131997, former Princess of Wales, born in Sandringham, Norfolk, England.<\/p>\n
George Sand<\/p>\n
novelist (1804)<\/p>\n
Louis Bl\u00e9riot<\/p>\n
aviator and inventor (1872)<\/p>\n
Thomas A. Dorsey<\/p>\n
gospel musician (1899)<\/p>\n
Est\u00e9e Lauder<\/p>\n
cosmetics company founder, (1908)<\/p>\n
Olivia De Havilland<\/p>\n
actress (1916)<\/p>\n
Sydney Pollack<\/p>\n
producer, director, actor (1934)<\/p>\n
Twyla Tharp<\/p>\n
choreographer (1941)<\/p>\n
Kalpana Chawla<\/p>\n
astronaut (1961)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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