Sunday, September 18, 2011

On this day in history...



1793 - The first cornerstone of the Capital building is laid by George Washington.

1850 - The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.

1943 - Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.

1945 - General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo.

1947 - The United States Air Force becomes an independent branch of the Untied States armed forces.

1947 - The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency were established in the United States under the National Security Act.

  

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