1861
\nFor the first time, the U.S. government levied an income tax.<\/p>\n
1884
\nThe cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe’s Island.<\/p>\n
1914
\nThe first electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n
1962
\nMarilyn Monroe died.<\/p>\n
1963
\nThe United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union signed the limited Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space, and underwater.<\/p>\n
1969
\nThe U.S. space probe Mariner 7 transmitted pictures of Mars.<\/p>\n
1984
\nJoan Benoit won the first Olympic women’s marathon.<\/p>\n
2002
\nThe gun turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor was raised from the ocean floor.<\/p>\n
2003
\nThe Rev. Gene Robinson was approved as the first openly gay bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n
2012
\nThe plutonium-powered rover Curiosity successfully lands on Mars. Larger than earlier rovers, Curiosity will spend two years examining the land, looking for evidence that conditions on Mars are fit for life.<\/p>\n
Neil Armstrong<\/p>\n
1930\u20132012, American astronaut born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. First man on the moon.<\/p>\n
Guy de Maupassant<\/p>\n
author (1850)<\/p>\n
Conrad Aiken<\/p>\n
author (1889)<\/p>\n
John Huston<\/p>\n
filmmaker (1906)<\/p>\n
Patrick Ewing<\/p>\n
basketball player (1962)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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