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Today in History Louisiana Purchase: acquisition that doubled the territory of the United States was ratified by the Senate (1803) I shall return: General Douglas MacArthur fulfilled his 1942 promise when he led an Allied army in freeing the Philippines from Japanese control in WWII (1944) HUAC: opened hearings into alleged Communist influence in the movie industry (1947) Saturday Night Massacre: during Watergate, President Richard Nixon got rid of his special prosecutor, Archibald Cox, as well as his AG Elliot Richardson, and deputy AG William Ruckelshaus (1973) Sydney Opera House: distinctive building on Sydney Harbour was opened by Queen Elizabeth II (1973)
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