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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1580 – Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the globe (More info) 1789 – Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The Judiciary Act of 1789, which establishes the Supreme Court of the United States, is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington (More info) 1890 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy (More info) 1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devil

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1780 – American General Benedict Arnold commits treason by giving the British the plans to West Point (More info) 1792 – The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the monarchy (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1881 – US President James Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting (More info) 1934 – Bruno Hauptmann is arrested for the kidnap and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1787 – The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (More info) 1978 – The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt (More info)

565 – St. Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland (More info) 1848 – The United States annexes New Mexico (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1865 – Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln (More info) 1933 – The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established (More info) 1898 – The United States declares war on Spain (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1564 – William Shakespeare is born; historians believe he died on his birthday in 1616 (More info) 1910 – Theodore Roosevelt makes his The Man in the Arena speech (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1862 – General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army defeat the Confederates near Shiloh, Tenn. (More info) 1940 – Booker T. Washington becomes the first African-American to be depicted on a US postage stamp (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1867 – The North America Act is passed by the British parliament, creating the dominion of Canada (More info) 1929 – Herbert Hoover becomes the first president to have a telephone installed in the Oval Office (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1820 – The US Congress passes the Missouri Compromise, a bill that temporarily resolves the first serious political clash between slavery and antislavery interests (More info) 1887 – Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months (Mo