Events:
1788 - New York became the 11th state admitted to the Union.
1863 - General McClellan assumed command of the Union Army during the Civil War.
1863 - Morgan's Raid ended with defeat for the Confederates.
1908 - FBI was instituted as the Office of the Chief Examiner.
1945 - The Potsdam Declaration was signed.
1947 - Harry S Truman signed into law the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency.
1948 - The US military was desegregated.
Deaths:
1863 - Sam Houston
1925 - William Jennings Bryan
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