In 1565, a Spanish expedition established the first permanent
European settlement in North America at present-day St.
Augustine, Florida.
In 1664, the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British,
who renamed it New York.
In 1892, an early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance"
appeared in "The Youth's Companion."
In 1900, Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that
killed about 6,000 people.
In 1921, Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., was crowned the
first Miss America in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
In 1934, 134 people lost their lives in a fire aboard the
liner Morro Castle off the New Jersey coast.
In 1951, a peace treaty with Japan was signed by 48 other
nations in San Francisco.
In 1966, the television series "Star Trek" premiered on NBC.
In 1966, the situation comedy "That Girl," starring Marlo
Thomas, premiered on ABC.
In 1971, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
opened in Washington, D.C., with a performance of Leonard
Bernstein's "Mass."
In 1974, President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to
former President Nixon.
In 1975, Boston's public schools began their court-ordered
citywide busing program amid scattered incidents of violence.
In 1994, a USAir Boeing 737 crashed as it was approaching
Pittsburgh International Airport, killing all 132 people on
board.
In 1991, more than 40 people were reported killed in
factional fighting around Johannesburg, South Africa.
In 1995, Bosnia's warring sides reached a compromise in
Geneva, agreeing to divide the nation into two states: one
for the rebel Serbs and another for the Muslims and Croats.
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