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Misc. History
Misc. History
1878 - Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph).
1942 - U.S. President Roosevelt signed an executive order giving the military the authority to relocate and intern Japanese-Americans.
1945 - During World War II, about 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima.
1953 - The State of Georgia approved the first literature censorship board in the U.S. Newspapers were excluded from the new legislation.
1963 - The Soviet Union informed President Kennedy it would withdraw "several thousand" of its troops in Cuba.
1985 - Mickey Mouse was welcomed to China as part of the 30th anniversary of Disneyland. The touring mouse played 30 cities in 30 days.
1985 - Cherry Coke was introduced by the Coca-Cola Company.
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