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- 1565 - A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, FL.
- 1664 - The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who then renamed it New York.
- 1892 - An early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance" appeared in "The Youth's Companion."
- 1935 - U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was shot and mortally wounded. He died two days later.
- 1960 - NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, was dedicated by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The facility had been activated in July earlier that year.
- 1966 - NBC-TV aired the first episode of "Star Trek" entitled "The Man Trap". The show was canceled on September 2, 1969.
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