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| 1754 | - | Columbia University opened |
| 1784 | - | US treaty with Great Britain ratified |
| 1790 | - | "Pres Washington delivers 1st \""State of the Union\""" |
| 1883 | - | Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) formed |
| 1896 | - | Utah becomes 45th state |
| 1948 | - | Burma gains independence from Britain (National Day) |
| 1959 | - | Luna 1 1st craft to leave Earth\s gravity |
| 1962 | - | 1st unmanned subway train to run automatically - NYC |
| 1982 | - | Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm |
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