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22nd June 1942: The words of the Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress

22nd June 2021
Tagged as: America, Congress, Education, Flag, Patriotism, Politics, United States, USA

Congress formally recognized the Pledge when it was included in the U.S. Flag Code.

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24th April 1800: The Library of Congress established when John Adams approves a budget of $5,000 for books

24th April 2021
Tagged as: America, Books, Capitol, Congress, Culture, Education, United States, USA, Washington DC

The money allowed for the purchase of approximately 3,000 volumes from England that were housed in the north wing of the Capitol building.

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8th January 1790: George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address

8th January 2021
Tagged as: America, American War of Independence, Congress, George Washington, New York, State of the Union, USA, Washington

American President George Washington delivered the very first State of the Union address to Congress.

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3rd November 1868: John Willis Menard became the first African-American to be elected to Congress

3rd November 2020
Tagged as: African-American, Civil Rights, Congress, Election, Louisiana, New Orleans, Politics, Racism, United States, USA

Running against Caleb S. Hunt, Menard secured approximately 64 percent of the vote, and on 3 November 1868 became the first African-American person to be elected to the United States Congress.

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22nd June 1942: The words of the Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress

24th April 1800: The Library of Congress established when John Adams approves a budget of $5,000 for books

8th January 1790: George Washington delivers the first State of the Union Address

3rd November 1868: John Willis Menard became the first African-American to be elected to Congress

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

19th May 1536: The execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife and mother of the future Elizabeth I

18th May 1291: The Siege of Acre saw the Muslim forces of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil seize control of the Crusader-controlled city

17th May 1943: Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron carries out the ‘Dambusters’ raids

16th May 1966: Start of the Cultural Revolution in China when Mao releases the ‘May 16th Notification’

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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