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- 1799 - The Rosetta Stone, a tablet with hieroglyphic translations into Greek, was found in Egypt.
- 1870 - France declared war on Prussia.
- 1939 - Dr. Roy P. Scholz became the first surgeon to use fiberglass sutures.
- 1971 - In New York, the topping out ceremony for Two World Trade Center (South Tower) took place. The ceremony for One World Trade Center had taken place on December 23, 1970.
- 1982 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 14% of the population had an income below the official poverty level in 1981.
- 1985 - Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. She died with six others when the Challenger exploded the following year.
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