Today in History

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Today in History

Fri, 06/11/2021 - 01:46
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Today is the 162nd day of 2021 and the 84th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1770, Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia by accidentally running aground on a shoal. In 1776, the Continental Congress appointed the Committee of Five -- John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston -- to begin drafting the…

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