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Today in history: August 10 1821--Missouri became the 24th state in the United States. 1846--The Smithsonian Institution was established in Washington, D.C., from funds left by British scientist James Smithson. 1921--Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on Campobello island. 1944--U.S. forces seized Guam from Japan. 1948--Candid Camera with Allen Funt debuted on television. 1988--President Reagan signed a bill that awarded $20,000 to each survivor of the Japanese-American internment. 1993--Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female U.S. Supreme Court justice. Read more: This Day in History: August 10 | Infoplease infoplease/dayinhistory/August-10#ixzz2bTxrbnpx
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:00:00 +0000

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