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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.
- 1935 - U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was shot and mortally wounded. He died two days later.
- 1974 - U.S. President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former U.S. President Nixon.
- 1997 - America Online acquired CompuServe.
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