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1789 - The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by the U.S.
Congress. The agency was later known as the Department of State.
1804 - The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. With
the amendment Electors were directed to vote for a President and for a
Vice-President rather than for two choices for President.
1944 - U.S. troops completed the liberation of Guam.
July 27,
1974
House begins impeachment of Nixon
On
this day in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommends that
America's 37th president, Richard M. Nixon, be impeached and removed
from office. The impeachment proceedings resulted from a series of
political scandals involving the Nixon administration that came to be
collectively known as Watergate.
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1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington,
DC, by U.S. President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.
1996 - At the Atlanta Olympics a pipe bomb exploded at the public
Centennial Olympic Park. One person was killed and more than 100 were
injured.