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Today in American History - June 2

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Events:


1774 - Parliament revamped the 1765 Quartering Act to include all American colonies.

1862 - General Robert E. Lee became commander of the Confederate armies of North Virginia during the civil war.

1865 - The Confederates surrendered their last seaport at Galveston, Texas.

1954 - Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed the Central Intelligence Agency had been infiltrated by Communists.

Births:


1773 - John Randolph

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