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Today is July 12th ALL DAY and if you have less than a minute, I have some important events that happened on this date in history.

1630 New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, later known as Ellis Island
1804 Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel the previous day by Vice President Aaron Burr 1901 on a related note, 97 years later to the day, a group of 104 aristocrats In Germany present a deceleration against dueling
1843 Mormon leader Joseph Smith says God allows polygamy
1862 US Congress authorizes Medal of Honor
1909 16th Amendment was passed by congress (power to tax incomes)
1928 1st televised tennis match
1933 Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour)
1957 1st President to fly in helicopter-Dwight Eisenhower
1962 Rolling Stones 1st performance (Marquee Club, London)
Survey says! 1976 1st "Family Feud" game show debuts on ABC hosted by Richard Dawson
1984 Geraldine Ferraro becomes the 1st US female major-party vice-presidential candidate

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