Tuesday, June 16, 2009

In History...

* 1779, Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the
siege of Gibraltar begins
* 1897, a treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is
signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later
* 1903, Ford Motor Company incorporates
* 1958, the Supreme Court, in Kent v. Dulles, ruled that artist Rockwell
Kent could not be denied a passport because of his communist
affiliations
* 1978, President Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos exchanged
the instruments of ratification for the Panama Canal treaties

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