June 14: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

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1. In 1777, the Continental Congress adopts a new national flag named "Stars and Stripes."
2. In 1900, Hawaii became a U.S. territory.
3. In 1922, President Warren G. Harding becomes the first president to have his voice transmitted by radio at a dedication of a memorial site for Francis Scott Key.
4. In 1943 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schools could not be make students salute the flag if it conflicted with their religious beliefs.
5. In 1953, in Memphis, TN, Elvis Presley graduated from L.C. Humes High School.
6. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
7. In 1968, a Federal Court jury convicts Dr. Benjamin Spock and three others of conspiring to aid draft registrants to violate the Selective Service Act.
8. In 1982, Argentine surrenders to British troops on the Falkland Islands ending the war.
9. In 1985, TWA flight 847 is hijacked by gunmen over the Middle East.
10. In 2002, a car bomb was used to attack the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan.
11. Famous Birthdays: Harriet Beecher Stowe, author; John Bartlett, editor; Margaret Bourke-White,photojournalist; Kevin Roche, architect; Donald Trump, tycoon.

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