Today in History
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| This Day in History |
| 1493 |
Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niña from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean. |
| 1519 |
Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth. |
| 1789 |
In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress. |
| 1837 |
The city of Chicago is incorporated. |
| 1904 |
George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (d. 1968) |
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