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Almanac Notes and Historical Highlights for January 2
Today is Saturday January 2 1965 with a look back at events in history. It recalls 1776 Continental soldiers burned Washingtons first flag at Cambridge Mass 1788 Georgia ratified the US Constitution by a decisive vote 1905 Soviet forces at Port Arthur in Manchuria clashed with Japan ending a major Russo-Japanese war engagement 1959 Moscow radio announced a rocket launch toward the sun from the Soviet Union.
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