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1783 - U.S. Gen. George Washington gave his "Farewell Address to the Army" near Princeton, NJ. 1920 - The first radio station in the U.S., KDKA of Pittsburgh, PA, began regular broadcasting. 1930 - The DuPont Company announced the first synthetic rubber. It was named DuPrene. 1948 - Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey for the U.S. presidency. The Chicago Tribune published an early edition that had the headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN." 1960 - In London, the novel "Lady Chatterly's Lover," was found not guilty of obscenity. 1962 - The Elvis Presley film "Girls! Girls! Girls!" premiered. 1963 - The Beach Boys' "Be True To Your School" was released.
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