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1965
President Lyndon B. Johnson authorizes the use of ground troops in combat operations.
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1941
German forces invade Greece and Yugoslavia.
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1938
The United States recognizes Nazi Germany’s conquest of Austria.
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1937
Merle Haggard, American country musician.
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1929
Andre Previn, pianist and conductor.
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1928
James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.
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1927
Gerry Mulligan, jazz saxophonist.
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1924
Four planes leave Seattle on the first successful flight around the world.
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1917
The United States declares war on Germany and enters World War I on Allied side.
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1909
Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first men to reach the North Pole.
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1905
W. Warrick Cardozo, physician, researcher of Sickle Cell Anemia.
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1903
French Army Nationalists are revealed to have forged documents to guarantee a conviction for Alfred Dreyfus.
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1896
The Modern Olympics begin in Athens with eight nations participating.
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1866
Lincoln Joseph Steffens, journalist.
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1865
At the Battle of Sailer’s Creek, a third of Lee‘s army is cut off by Union troops pursuing him to Appomattox.