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1521 Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church
1823 - Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos River in Texas.
1888 1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington DC
1920 NY Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000
1947 1st opening session of Congress to be televised
1947 William Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committee
1959 Alaska admitted as 49th US state
1964 Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You"
1973 George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million
1977 Apple Computers incorporated
1987 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin
2000 - Charles M. Schulz's final original daily comic strip appeared in newspapers.
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