Today in History

1846
U.S. Act of Congress established Smithsonian Institute now the largest museum& research complex in the world. The majority of the museums are located around the National Mall in Washington, DC
1932
The Lego Group is founded in Billund, Denmark by Ole Kirk Christensen
1954
ground breaking ceremony is held in Massena, NY for St Lawrence Seaway
1984
at the Los Angeles Summer Olympic games, the U.S. basketball team with college& future NBA players inc Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullen defeated Spain 96-65 to win gold medal
1993
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court Justice,she served 27 yrs until her death in 2020,Pres Bill Clinton had nominated her
2015
Google announces its reconstructing as Alphabet, a holding company with Google, Youtube, Android&Chrome as subsidiares
 


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