TODAY IN HISTORY historyorb 1774 - Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. 1779 - Spain declares war on Great Britain in support of the US, and the siege of Gibraltar begins. 1858 - Abraham Lincoln says A house divided against itself cannot standaccepting Illinois Republican Partys nomination for the Senate 1884 - 1st roller coaster used (Coney Island NY) 1903 - Ford Motors under Henry Ford incorporates 1903 - Pepsi Cola company forms 1933 - National Industrial Recovery Act becomes law (later struck down) 1933 - US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created 1941 - 1st US federally owned airport opened Wash DC 1969 - Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Jr from House 1975 - Supreme Court rules uniform minimum legal fees are a violation 1978 - Cin Red Tom Seaver no-hits St Louis Cards, 4-0 1980 - US Supreme Court rules new forms of life created in labs could be patents 1989 - Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since US open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate & Price) 2000 - Israel complies with UN Security Council Resolution 425 after 22 years, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon. Israel withdraws from all of Lebanon, except the disputed Sheba Farms. 2012 - Coca-Cola begins business in Myanmar after 60 years
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