This Day In History

1776--The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence was given in Philadelphia, Pa.

1777--Vermont became the first colony to abolish slavery.

1889--The Wall Street Journal began publication.

1950--General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in Korea.

1958--The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded the first official gold album. It was for the Oklahoma soundtrack.

1986--Kurt Waldheim was inaugurated as president of Austria.

1994--Death of Kim Il-Sung, President of North Korea (born 1912).

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