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Baltimore: port town and industrial center was founded (1729)
Baltimore: port town and industrial center was founded (1729)
"La Marseillaise": the French national anthem was first sung in Paris (1792)
"La Marseillaise": the French national anthem was first sung in Paris (1792)
In God We Trust: became the official motto of the US (1956)
In God We Trust: became the official motto of the US (1956)
Kim Philby: the Soviet news service announced that the British intelligence officer and double agent had defected to the USSR (1963)
Kim Philby: the Soviet news service announced that the British intelligence officer and double agent had defected to the USSR (1963)
Medicare: insurance program for senior citizens was signed into US law (1965)
Medicare: insurance program for senior citizens was signed into US law (1965)
Jimmy Hoffa: the former Teamsters president disappeared in suburban Detroit; he has never been found, but he is presumed dead (1975)
Jimmy Hoffa: the former Teamsters president disappeared in suburban Detroit; he has never been found, but he is presumed dead (1975)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act: "Corporate Responsibility Act" — that tightened control of financial reporting and reduced the potential for fraud — was signed into law by President George Bush (2002)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act: "Corporate Responsibility Act" — that tightened control of financial reporting and reduced the potential for fraud — was signed into law by President George Bush (2002)