On this day :
1896 First modern Olympic Games, 1776 Congress opens all US ports to international trade, 1853 Emil JellinekMercedes born, 1862 Battle of Shiloh begins, 1990 US and Soviet negotiators make progress, 1970 Sam Sheppard dies, 1950 Train falls off bridge in Brazil, 1830 Mormon Church established, 1909 Pearys expedition reaches North Pole, 1917 America enters World War I, 1968 2001 A Space Odyssey released, 1895 Oscar Wilde arrested, 1974 The Eurovision song contest launches a bona fide star, 1832 Black Hawk War begins, 1841 Tyler is inaugurated as 10th president, 1896 First modern Olympics is held, 1965 US ground combat troops to take offensive measures, 1972 US forces respond to North Vietnamese offensive, 1917 US enters World War I, 1941 Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece,
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