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- 1784 - In a letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappiness over the eagle as the symbol of America. He wanted the symbol to be the turkey.
- 1837 - Michigan became the 26th state to join the United States.
- 1875 - George F. Green patented the electric dental drill for sawing, filing, dressing and polishing teeth.
- 1950 - India officially proclaimed itself a republic as Rajendra Prasad took the oath of office as president.
- 1996 - U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified before a grand jury concerning the Whitewater probe.
- 1998 - U.S. President Clinton denied having an affair with a former White House intern, saying "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."
- 2009 - The Icelandic government and banking system collapsed. Prime Minister Geir Haarde resigned.
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