Magna Carta sealed Dante is named prior of Florence George Washington assigned to lead the Continental Army Delaware declares independence Francis Parkman arrives at Fort Laramie U.S.-Canadian border established Lincoln calls for help Battle of Petersburg begins First African American graduate of West Point River excursion ends in tragedy U.S. Congress passes Espionage Act Vander Meer pitches second consecutive no-hitter The "Blobel Commando" begins its cover-up of atrocities Judy Garland marries Vincente Minnelli The United States presents the Baruch Plan Kyu Sakamoto tops the charts with "Sukiyaki" Johnson decides against submitting resolution to Congress U.S. planes bomb North Vietnam Richard Petty makes 1,000th start Police search Van der Sloot home in Holloway disappearance





