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1917:President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to abandon the American foreign policy of neutrality and declare war on Germany with the goal of making the world "safe for democracy."
1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon arrives on the coast of Florida, claiming the territory for Spain on his fabled quest to find the Fountain of Youth.
2005: Pope John Paul II dies at home in Vatican City at the age of 84 after more than 26 years as Roman Catholic pontiff. His successor, Benedict XVI, will begin the process to beatify the Polish pope only a month after his death.
1917:President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to abandon the American foreign policy of neutrality and declare war on Germany with the goal of making the world "safe for democracy."
1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon arrives on the coast of Florida, claiming the territory for Spain on his fabled quest to find the Fountain of Youth.
2005: Pope John Paul II dies at home in Vatican City at the age of 84 after more than 26 years as Roman Catholic pontiff. His successor, Benedict XVI, will begin the process to beatify the Polish pope only a month after his death.
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