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1788 – Virginia becomes the 10th state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1876 – The Battle of the Little Bighorn (pictured), also known as Custer's Last Stand, takes place.
1950 – The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. The United States, as authorized by UN Resolution 84, provides extensive military assistance to the South. Although combat has ceased between North and South Korea, the war has not officially ended, and the United States still maintains troops to defend the Southern side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
1976 – Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
1998 – In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.

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Events

1788 – Virginia becomes the 10th state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
1949 – Long-Haired Hare is released in Theaters starring Bugs Bunny and Giovanni Jones.
1976 – Missouri Governor Christopher S. Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused the Latter Day Saints.
1981 – Microsoft Inc. is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
1996 – The Khobar Towers bombing leaves 19 U.S. servicemen dead in Saudi Arabia.
1998 – In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.