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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1863 – The Battle of Gettysburg begins (More info)

1867 – Canada becomes a self-governing dominion of Great Britain under the British North America Act (More info)

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Last month Canada joined countries like Australia and Great Britain in eliminating the penny. Is the United States next?

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1792 – President George Washington casts the first presidential veto (More info)

1922 – The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated (More info)

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Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott tied the knot with love Chris Tyrrell on Jan. 7, and while she had the dream wedding complete with a custom Vera Wang gown, the new bride says she’s not missing any of the pre-wedding stress. In an interview with Reverb, she says life after the wedding has been incredible, especially since she gets to be on tour with her husband.

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1763 – The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War, and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain (More info)

1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1784 – The United States Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain, ending the Revolutionary War (More info)

1954 – Marilyn Monroe marries baseball legend Joe DiMaggio (More info)

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Still there has been some good to come from this plague of songs that once appealed to hairy chested, gold wearing, leisure suited masses it is a new life saving technique. Well it isn't so much the technique as it is a good instruction on how to safe a life using hands only CPR.

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Perhaps I am wrong but in Great Britain this is an actual TV game. The players choose numbers at random and then find ways to plug these numbers into mathematical functions that add up to the sum of all the numbers. Confused? Just watch the video.

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1940 – Ancient cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France (More info)

1953 – Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (More info)

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I remember about 10 years ago when it was cool to say to someone "You are the weakest link goodbye". This was all because of the TV game show the weakest link, it had a brief run of popularity in the United States and is actually still one of Great Britain's more popular shows. I believe the reason the show didn't fare as well in this country is because of the host's dry sense of humor.

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