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On This Day

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

APRIL 2ND

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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1513

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida

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1792

US Congress passed the Coinage Act to regulate the coins of the US

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1865

Confederate President John Davis and his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA.

1877

The first Egg Roll was held on the White House Grounds in Washington, DC

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1902

The first motion picture theatre opened in LA with the name Electric Theatre.

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1917

President Woodrow Wilson presented a declaration of war against Germany to Congress

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1935

Patent was granted for RADAR technology

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1963

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Began the first non-violent campaign in Birmingham, AL

1987

The speed limit on US interstate highways was increased to 65mph in limited areas.

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1989

An editorial in the "New York Times" declared that the Cold War was over.

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