Archive for August, 2007
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first US tally showed a population close to 4 million; it is now nearly 300 million (1790)
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first US patent was allowed to Samuel Hopkins, for his process of making potassium compound used in soap, glass and fertilizer (1790)
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closed due to the outbreak of World War I, but opened again 4 months later to help the war effort by selling bonds (1914)
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terrorist bombing at Jerusalem campus cafeteria killed nine people, among them five Americans (2002)
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island in the Caribbean was discovered by Columbus (1498)
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A union calls for websites such as YouTube to be shut down to prevent pupils and staff being bullied online.
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scholarship program was signed into law (1946)
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debuted with the The Buggles\’ \”video Killed the Radio Star\” (1981)
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became second Rocky Mountain say to join the Union (1876)
