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On This Day: The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
9/2 (1789): The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
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Generate a sermon →On This Day: The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
5/8 (1899): The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
On This Day: The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
3/15 (1892): The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
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On This Day: The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.
11/11 (1839): The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.
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On This Day: The Finnish airline Aero O/Y (now Finnair) is founded.
11/1 (1923): The Finnish airline Aero O/Y (now Finnair) is founded.
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On This Day: Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
11/1 (1970): Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
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On This Day: California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
7/20 (1940): California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
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On This Day: The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
10/12 (2012): The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
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On This Day: The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
2/14 (1912): The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
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On This Day: Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
6/19 (1961): Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
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On This Day: Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
8/6 (1861): Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
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On This Day: America's first insane asylum opens.
10/12 (1773): America's first insane asylum opens.
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On This Day: The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.
4/22 (2016): The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.
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