1513Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida. 1792Congress authorized the first U.S. mint, in Philadelphia. 1865Confederate president Jefferson Davis and most of his cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va. 1870Victoria Claflin Woodhull announced her candidacy for president of the United States. 1917President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany. 1932Charles Lindbergh paid a $50,000 ransom for the return of his kidnapped son. 1982Argentina seized the Falkland Islands from Britain 2005Pope John Paul II died. |
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