1749. Halifax, Nova Scotia, founded.
1788. New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution and is thus admitted as the 9th state in the United States.
1898. Guam becomes a U.S. territory.
1915. The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down an Oklahoma law denying the right to vote to some citizens.
1939. The New York Yankees U.S. baseball team announce Lou Gehrig's retirement.
1945. World War II: Battle of Okinawa ends.
1972. Watergate.
1974. Tommy Chang was born.1982. John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
1999. First iBook introduced by Apple Computer.
2004. SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
2006. The Miami Heat wins its first NBA Championship.
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