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Today in History highlights from 1924 onward
A compact roundup lists historic events on various dates including 1785 first issue of The Daily Universal Register, 1863 Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, 1892 Ellis Island opening, 1953 Hank Williams death, 1959 Castro's Cuban revolution, 1975 Watergate verdicts, 1984 AT&T breakup, 1993 Czechoslovakia split, and 1995 WTO formation plus EU expansions. It notes celebrity birthdays and local 2019 births in Holland, Zeeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Ellis Island
New York
Hank Williams Sr
Oak Hill
West Virginia
Canton
Ohio
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Dominican Republic
Washington
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
Mardian
At&t
Bell System
Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
Slovakia
World Trade Organization
WTO
Sweden
Finland
Austria
European Union
Sumatra
U.S
Shirley Chisholm
U.S. Congress
Daytona Beach
Florida
Hamas
Saddam Hussein
Colorado