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1781 ~ British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Virginia.

1914 ~ Ford Motor Company announced a $10,000,000 employee give away, and the eight-hour workday.

1929 ~ Birthday of Walter Mondale, American Politician

1933 ~ Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began in San Francisco Bay.

1952 ~ PM Churchill began his last visit to the U.S.

1968 ~ The "Prague Spring" began in Czechoslovakia when Alexander Dubček came to power.

1972 ~ President Nixon funded the Space Shuttle program development .

1997 ~ Withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya.

2003 ~ Death of Roy Jenkins, British Politician.

2005 ~ Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, was discovered using images taken in 2003.