1953
The 26th of July movement begins
Fidel Castro was among a group of rebelling anti-Batistas who unsuccessfully attacked an army barracks.
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1788
New York became the 11th state in the United States.
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1847
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1908
The Office of the Chief Examiner, which in 1935 became the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was created.
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1947
President Harry S Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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1952
Argentina's first lady, Eva Peron, died in Buenos Aires at age 33.
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