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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1929 – Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip (More info) 1950 – In what would come to be called the Great Brinks Robbery, thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in Boston (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1919 – The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, authorizing Prohibition in the United States (More info) 1942 – Actress Carole Lombard, Clark Gable’s wife, is killed in a plane crash at the age of 33 (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1926 – ‘Sam ‘n’ Henry’ — later renamed ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ — first airs and goes on to become one of the most popular radio programs in American history (More info) 1932 – Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1908 – President Theodore Roosevelt makes the Grand Canyon a national monument (More info) 1935 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1920 – The League of Nations formally comes into being (More info) 1941 – Franklin Roosevelt introduces the lend-lease program to Congress, which was intended to help Britain beat back Hitler’s advance while keeping America only indirectly involved in World War II (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1850 – President Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the US, dies after only 16 months in office (More info) 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African-Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law (More info) 1900 – Queen Victor

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – The US begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300 (More info) 1898 – President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1865 – The Salvation Army is founded in London, England (More info) 1937 – The luncheon meat SPAM is introduced by the Hormel Foods Corporation (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress (More info) 1886 – The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail (More info) 1898 – The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1858 – Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln declares “a house divided against itself cannot stand” (More info) 1903 – The Ford Motor Company is incorporated (More info)