back in time

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1776 Gen George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag

1808 Congress prohibits importation of slaves

1818 Official reopening of the White House after the British burned it in 1812

1847 Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment

1861 Pres Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful

1908 1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square

1956 Elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in Nashville

1962 Beatles' Decca audition is unsuccessful

1971 Cigarette advertisements banned on TV

1975 Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell & Mardian convicted of Watergate crime

1985 VH-1 made its broadcasting debut

1996 After 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin