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Good morning — it’s Sunday, March 1. Today, we explore America's first incorporated city, the world's first national park, the Peace Corps, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, and much more! It’s going to be a fun and insightful journey, so let’s get started!
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🚀 Time Machine
-1565
Portuguese soldier Estácio de Sá founded the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
-1642
Georgeana (York), Maine, becomes the first incorporated American city.
-1780
Pennsylvania became the first U.S. state to abolish slavery (for newborns).
-1847
Michigan becomes the first English-speaking state to abolish the death penalty (except for treason).
-1864
Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American woman to earn a medical degree.
-1869
For the first time, US postage stamps featuring scenes were issued.
-1872
Yellowstone became the world's first national park.
-1954
Castle Bravo explodes at Bikini Atoll, becoming the most powerful nuclear device ever set off by the US.
-1961
President John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps with Executive Order #10924, a new agency within the Department of State.
-1973
Pink Floyd released "The Dark Side of the Moon," which sold over 50 million copies and stayed on the Billboard Top 200 for almost 14 years.
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📸 Snapshot
Unknown / pre-fame Marilyn Monroe on a casting shot for a role at the Ambassador Hotel, 1946
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