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Key Moments in American History
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June 17, 1775: Colonists held their ground at Bunker Hill, pushing back the British twice before running out of ammo — proving their grit and forcing the enemy to rethink their strategy.
1885: The Statue of Liberty, shipped in 214 crates, arrived in New York Harbor — a powerful symbol of freedom and Franco-American friendship.
1963: The Supreme Court ruled public schools couldn’t force students to recite the Lord’s Prayer or read from the Bible — a major step toward church-state separation.
2008: California saw hundreds of same-sex couples marry on the first legal day — sparking a wave of equality across the state.
2021: President Biden signed Juneteenth into law as a national holiday — the first new one in decades, honoring the end of slavery in the U.S.
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