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[1]Tomorrow:
December 31
In 1460: Battle of Wakefield,
In 1460: Battle of Wakefield,
In 1775: Battle of Quebec,
In 1805: End of French Republican calendar,
In 1857: Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as new capital of Canada,
In 1862: Merrimac sinks Monitor, Union ironclad ship "Monitor" sank at
Cape Hatteras NC.
In 1862: WV, US President Lincoln signs an act admitting West Virginia
to the Union.
In 1881: Rev. Barrows resigns,
In 1890: Ellis Island, opens as a US immigration depot.
In 1946: end of WW II, US President Harry S. Truman officially
proclaims.
In 1961: Marshall Plan expires, after distributing more than $12
billion As the war-torn nations of Europe faced famine and economic
crisis in the wake of World War II, the United States proposed to
rebuild the continent in the interest of political stability and a
healthy world economy. On June 5, 1947, in a commencement address at
Harvard University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall first called
for American assistance in restoring the economic infrastructure of
Europe. Western Europe responded favourably, and the Truman
administration proposed legislation. The resulting Economic
Cooperation Act of 1948 restored European agricultural and industrial
productivity. Credited with preventing famine and political chaos, the
plan later earned General Marshall a Nobel Peace Prize. The plan was
an unprecedented act of generosity that should never be forgotten.
In 1974: gold legal, US citizens allowed to buy & own gold for 1st
time in 40 years.
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