1778 – After 9 months of occupation, 15,000 British troops evacuated Philadelphia, the former capital of the United States.
1812 – The War of 1812 began, as the U.S. declared war on Great Britain.
U.S. Capitol after the “Burning of Washington.”
1815 – In Waterloo, Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the Duke of Wellington.
1983 – Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, as she began her ride aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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