TIME TO PRY OPEN OUR TIME CAPSULE FOR August 18th 1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child to be born on American soil of English parents. The colony that is now Roanoke Island, NC, mysteriously vanished. 1894 - The Bureau of Immigration was established by the U.S. Congress. 1914 - The Proclamation of Neutrality was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War I 1940 - Canada and the U.S. established a joint defense plan against the possible enemy attacks during World War II. 1966 - The first pictures of earth taken from moon orbit were sent back to the U.S 1990 - The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker. 1868…Astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered helium-He made the announcement with an unusually high pitched voice….holding a slightly deflated balloon…. and.. Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn share the top spot on the Billboard country chart with Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man - 1973
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