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Today is July 9th ALL DAY and if you have less than a minute, I have some important events that happened on this day in history.
1776 US Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops in New York
1872 Doughnut cutter patents granted to John Blondel, Thomaston, Maine
1932 Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) formed
83 years and one day later, later the Washington Redskins have their trademark vacated on the grounds it may cause offence to native Americans
1944 In World War II, US troops secure Saipan as Japan falls
1953 1st helicopter passenger service (NYC)
1956 Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand
1981 Nintendo releases arcade game "Donkey Kong" first in Japan then July 31st in the US
2001 "The Office" mockumentary created by and starring Ricky Gervais premieres on BBC Two in the UK
2017 CEO Elon Musk is the first owner of Telsa's first mass market electric car - the Model 3

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