On this day in US History, 1699 Captain William Kidd, the pirate, is captured in Boston and later sent to England, where he is hanged. 1785 Congress adopts a currency system with a basic unit called the dollar. 1854 The first official meeting of the Republican Party takes place in Jackson, Michigan. 1892 A strike at the Carnegie Steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, erupts in violence, resulting in 18 deaths and dozens more wounded. 1928 The Lights of New York, the first all-talking feature film, premieres in New York. 1976 The U.S. Naval Academy admits women for first time.
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