TIME TRAVELING, September 10: 1813 The leader of the U.S. naval fleet sent the famous message, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours," after dealing the British their first naval defeat in the War of 1812 at the Battle of Lake Erie. 1913 The first paved coast-to-coast highway in the U.S., the Lincoln Highway, was opened. 1919 Gen. John J. Pershing and 25,000 soldiers were welcomed home from World War I in New York City. 1926 Germany joined the League of Nations 1939 Canada declared war on Germany 1940 Buckingham Palace in London was struck by a German bomb. 1942 Gasoline rationing was mandated by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of the U.S. war effort. 1943 German forces occupied Rome during World War II. 1948 World War II Nazi propagandist Mildrid "Axis Sally" Gillars was indicted for treason in Washington, D.C. She was later convicted and served 12 years in prison. 1953 The first TV dinner was put on the market by the Swanson company. 1955 "Gunsmoke" debuted on CBS TV. 1955 Bert Parks hosted his first Miss America Pageant. 1963 After a stand-off between federal officials and Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace, 20 black students were allowed to enter public schools in Alabama. 1979 Clemency was granted by President Jimmy Carter to four Puerto Rican Nationalists imprisoned for a 1954 attack on the U.S. House of Representatives and the attempted assassination of President Harry Truman in 1950.
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