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Events
- 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church - The battle begins on this day when Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is passed, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
- 1896 – The City of Miami is incorporated.
- 1932 – US President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, DC.
- 1945 – A US Army B-25 bomber accidentally crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 injuring 26.
- 1965 – Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
- 1996 – Kennewick Man, the remains of a prehistoric man, was discovered near Kennewick, Washington.