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Elvis Presley is drafted
This day in History: 1957 - While spending the Christmas holidays at Graceland, his newly purchased Tennessee mansion, rock-and-roll star...
Al Gore concedes presidential election
This day in History: 2000 - Vice President Al Gore concedes defeat to George W. Bush in his bid for the presidency, following weeks of...
Washington Monument completed
This day in Histoy: 1884 - In Washington, D.C., workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid atop a tower of white marble, completing the...
U.S. takes possession of Alaska
This day in History: 1867 - The U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or...
Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize
This day in History: 2002 - Former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful...
Sputnik launched
This day in History: 1957 - The Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial...
John Adams appointed to negotiate peace terms with British
This day in History - 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of...
Billie Jean King triumphs in “Battle of the Sexes"
This day in History: 1973 - In a highly publicized “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match, top women’s player Billie Jean King, 29, beats...
Israel-Palestine peace accord signed
This day in History: 1993 - After decades of bloody animosity, representatives of Israel and Palestine meet on the South Lawn of the...
First tank produced
This day in History: 1915 - A prototype tank nicknamed Little Willie rolls off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far from...
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