Susan B. Anthony Read Declaration at Centennial Opening
The article notes Susan B. Anthony read A Declaration of Women's Rights during curtain raisers at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, per a National Geographic Society book. It adds flag historians’ theories that the first Stars and Stripes appeared in Easton, Pennsylvania on July 8, 1776, describing a blue flag with 12 eight‑pointed stars around a central 13th star and a block of seven white stripes above six.
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Susan B. Anthony
National Geographic Society
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Freedom Limits Series Continues at Lawton Library
The third session of the Limits To Freedom program at Lawton Public Library opens at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The event asks how much freedom Americans should have to criticize government, with slide-tape presentations from Oklahomans and a group discussion led by Dr. Kathryn Ewbank of Cameron University. Story hours and child care are available.
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Kathryn Ewbank
Cameron University
Oklahoma Huumanities Committee
National Endowment For the Humanities
Reaper Patent credited to Cyrus McCormick in 1843
The first practical reaper was patented on June 21, 1843, by Cyrus Hall McCormick, marking a milestone in agricultural mechanization and boosting crop harvesting efficiency.
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Cyrus Hill McCormick
Rocket Patent Granted to Andrew Lonergan in 1859
The first rocket patent was issued to Andrew Lonergan on June 21 1859 for an improvement in exhibition rockets.
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Andrew Lonergan
NMB Established by Act in 1934
The National Mediation Board was created on June 21 1934 by an act to amend the Railway Labor Act Central government agency to oversee labor mediation in the railway and later airline industries.
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NMB
National Mediation Board
Clerk Tests Set at Lawton Post Office
A clerk stenographer test will be held at the Lawton Post Office from July 26 to 30 to create a register for future vacancies. Eligibility requires 40 wpm typing with at most two errors in five minutes and 80 wpm shorthand dictation. Applicants must be 18 or older, with no upper age limit, and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Starting salary is $11,902 annually. Applications are at 102 SW Fifth Street.
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Lawton
K. A. McClure
U.S
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