DECEMBER 31
1999:In accordance with the treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Gen. Omar Torrijos in 1977, control of the Panama Canal and the Panama Canal Zone reverts back to Panama.
1862: President Abraham Lincoln approves West Virginia’s application for admission to the Union under the provision that it will abolish slavery, following its secession from Virginia during the Civil War. West Virginia will be officially granted statehood on June 20, 1863.
1879: Inventor Thomas Edison performs the first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb in his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.
1862: President Abraham Lincoln approves West Virginia’s application for admission to the Union under the provision that it will abolish slavery, following its secession from Virginia during the Civil War. West Virginia will be officially granted statehood on June 20, 1863.
1879: Inventor Thomas Edison performs the first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb in his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J.
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