Today in History - Aug 4, 1988: The US Senate votes to give each Japanese-American who was interned during WWII $20,000 compensation and an apology.
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Today in History - Aug 2, 1776: The Continental Congress, having decided unanimously to make the Declaration of Independence, affixes the signatures of the other delegates to the document.... https://t.co/FeMNisFxfY
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush; the legislation provided civil rights protections to individuals with physical and mental disabilities and guaranteed them equal opportunity in public accommodations, employment, transportation
On this day in 1969, the Eagle lunar landing module, carrying U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin (โBuzzโ) Aldrin, landed on the Moon, and several hours later Armstrong became the first person to set foot on its surface.
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Cofounders Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, and Biz Stone publicly launched their online microblogging service Twitter, and within the following decade it had more than 300 million users.