Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811 - Author, abolitionist
- 1775 - The Continental Army was founded by the Second Continental Congress for purposes of common defense. This event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army.
- 1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States...On May 20, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed June 14 "Flag Day" as a commemoration of the "Stars and Stripes."
- 1940 - The Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.
- 1951 - "Univac I" was unveiled. It was a computer designed for the U.S. Census Bureau and billed as the world's first commercial computer.
- 1952 - The Nautilus was dedicated. It was the first nuclear powered submarine.
- 1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
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