1777 | | The Marquis de Lafayette arrives in the American colonies to help in their rebellion against Britain. |
1863 | | Confederate forces on their way to Gettysburg clash with Union troops at the Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia. |
1920 | | The U.S. Post Office Department rules that children may not be sent by parcel post. |
1923 | | The French set a trade barrier between occupied Ruhr and the rest of Germany. |
1927 | | Charles Lindbergh receives the Flying Cross and is treated to a ticker tape parade to celebrate his successful crossing of the Atlantic. |
1940 | | Paris is evacuated as the Germans advance on the city. |
1943 | | German spies land on Long Island, New York, and are soon captured. |
1944 | | The first Germany V-1 buzz-bomb hits London. |
1949 | | Installed by the French, Bao Dai enters Saigon to rule Vietnam. |
1971 | | The New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers. |
1978 | | Israelis withdraw the last of their invading forces from Lebanon. |
1979 | | Sioux Indians are awarded $105 million in compensation for the 1877 U.S. seizure of the Black Hills in South Dakota. |
1983 | | Pioneer 10, already in space for 11 years, leaves the solar system. |
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