1937Packing the courts
Franklin D. Roosevelt's "court packing" scheme was rejected by the U.S. Senate.
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1796
Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by Gen. Moses Cleaveland.
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1933
Wiley Post became the first person to fly solo around the world.
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1934
John Dillinger was shot to death outside Chicago's Biograph Theater.
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1975
Congress restored Confederate general Robert E. Lee's U.S. citizenship.
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1990
Greg LeMond won his third Tour de France. A Minnesota native, Lemond was the first American to win the great French cycling race.
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2003
Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Ousay, were killed in a firefight.
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2013
Prince George of Cambridge is born. He is the first child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
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