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| 1918 Americans finally capture Belleau Wood. |
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| 1863 Second Day of the Battle of Gettysburg. |
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| 1898 U.S. fleet destroys Spanish fleet outside Santiago during the Spanish-American War. |
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Slight Chance Rain Showers
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Independence Day
VFW Post 817 Serving at Municipal Band Concert |
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| Born on this day: 1747 John Paul Jones, 'I have not yet begun to fight' |
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85°/64°
| 1898 Hawaii annexed to the US. 1908 The Great White Fleet leaves San Francisco Bay. |
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| 1942 U.S.S. Lexington sunk by Japanese carrier aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea. | 7 PM
Post and Auxiliay Meeting |
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| 1943 Allies land in Sicily. |
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| 1804 Burr and Hamilton duel. |
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| 1943 Japanese and American navies battle at Kula Gulf, south Pacific. |
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| 1918 Second Battle of the Marne. Last German offensive of the war. |
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| 1945 First atomic blast, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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| Born on this day: 1814 Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt Revolver. |
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| 1944 Col. von Stauffenberg attempts to assassinate Hitler but failed. |
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| 1943 Americans under Patton capture Palermo, Sicily. |
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| 1814 Battle of Lundy's Lane. Indecisive contest between Americans under Winfield Scott and British under Sir George Drummond. |
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| 1759 French withdraw from Fort Ticonderoga blowing u |
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| 1953 Armistice signed ending the Korean War. No peace treaty has ever been negotiated. |
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| 1944 Operation Cobra, the breakout from Normandy began. |
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| 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada by English ships. |
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| Born on this day: 1770 William Clark, explored Pacific Northwest with Lewis. 1779 Francis Scott Key, wrote the 'Star-Spangled Banner'. |
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