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| | | | 1608: French explorer Samuel de Champlain establishes the first permanent European settlement in Canada, a trading post along the St. Lawrence River that becomes the city of Québec.
Learn more about Samuel de Champlain.
1775: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army of the American colonies at Cambridge, Mass.
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1819: The first savings bank in the United States opens: the Bank for Savings in New York City.
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1863: A Confederate charge led by Gen. George E. Pickett fails to break the Union line in the Battle of Gettysburg, sealing a Union victory and turning the tide of the Civil War.
Learn more about the Battle of Gettysburg.
1962: After a long and brutal colonial war and a vote by Algerians for independence, French president Charles de Gaulle proclaims the independence of Algeria from France.
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1971: American rock singer Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, dies in Paris of a drug overdose.
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| | | | Who am I? I was born on this day in 1883. I asked that my writings be burned after my death.
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| Your Astrological Sign |
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| | | | Cancerians are nurturing, emotional, sensitive, conservative, and home-loving, much more aware of how they feel than what they think. They are artistic, have vivid imaginations, and have highly developed memories. Learn more about Cancer.
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