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America Today in History Highlights and Birthdays
Highlights recount 1783 Washington in Manhattan and Harlem Heights as British withdraw. 1861 Confederate blockade runner arrives in Savannah with Enfield rifles and supplies. 1922 Rebecca Felton sworn in as first woman U.S. Senator, serving briefly. 1900 US Senate rejects first secretary concept. Anniversaries note Beaumont and Morgan births and careers. Birthdays include Vivian Blaine Jim Bishop Aaron Bohrod Courtlandt Sherrington Gross Paul Richards.
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Manhattan Island
Long Island
New York City
Brooklyn
Washington
Manhattan
Harlem Heights
Savannah
Rebecca L. Felton
Georgia
U.S
Watson
Walter F. George
U.S. Senate
William Beaumont
U.S. Army
Lebanon
Conn
Beaumont
Aurora
N. Y
Morgan
Rochester
Vivian Blaine
Newark
N. J
Jim Bishop
Jersey City
Aaron Bohrod
Chicago
Courtlandt Sherrington Gross
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Boston