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1630
The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.
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1908
General Motors was founded by William C. Durant.
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1919
The American Legion was incorporated by an act of Congress.
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1940
The United States first adopted peacetime conscription when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law.
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1974
President Ford announced conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
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1975
Papua New Guinea became independent.
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1982
Lebanese Christians massacred hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Beirut.
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1987
The Montreal Protocol was signed by 25 nations, limiting production of substances that harm the ozone layer. To date, 197 nations have ratified the protocol.
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