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- June 14, 2008
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Today is Saturday, June 14, the 166th day of 2008. There are 200
days left in the year. This is Flag Day.
Today's Highlight in History:
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia
adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.
On this date:
In 1775, the Continental Army, forerunner of the United States
Army, was created.
In 1801, former American Revolutionary War General and notorious
turncoat Benedict Arnold died in London.
In 1846, a group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the
Republic of California.
In 1928, the Republican National Convention nominated Herbert
Hoover for president on the first ballot.
In 1940, in German-occupied Poland, the Nazis opened their ...