Today in History
Today in History
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In 1776, members of the Continental Congress began attaching their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.
In 1876, frontiersman "Wild Bill" Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory.
In 1939, Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging creation of an atomic weapons research program.