Historic milestones and notable deaths through decades
A timeline recounts events from 1790 Congress moving to Philadelphia to 1994 Webster Hubbell pleading guilty. Highlights include the Washington Monument completion in 1884, Jefferson Davis death in New Orleans, Coolidge radio address in 1923, Everglades dedication in 1947, the 1957 Cape Canaveral setback and Teamsters split, 1969 Rolling Stones concert deaths, Ford becoming VP in 1973, Roy Orbison death in 1988, and Hubbell defrauding charges in 1994.
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Philadelphia
Army Engineers
Washington Monument
Jefferson Davis
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Afl-Cio
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Rolling Stones
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Gerald R. Ford
Spiro Agnew
Roy Orbison
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Tenn
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