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- 1831 - Nat Turner, a former slave, led a violent insurrection in Virginia. He was later executed.
- 1841 - A patent for venetian blinds was issued to John Hampton.
- 1878 - The American Bar Association was formed by a group of lawyers, judges and law professors in Saratoga, NY.
- 1888 - The adding machine was patented by William Burroughs.
- 1923 - In Kalamazoo, Michigan, an ordinance was passed forbidding dancers from gazing into the eyes of their partner.
- 1959 - Hawaii became the 50th state. U.S. President Eisenhower also issued the order for the 50 star flag.
- 1991 - The hard-line coup against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev ended. The uprising that led to the collapse was led by Russian federation President Boris Yeltsin.
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