1608:Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec.
1775:Commander in chief George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass.
1863:The Battle of Gettysburg ended.
1890:Idaho became the 43rd state in the United States.
1930:The U.S. Veterans Administration was created by Congress.
1962:Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1962:Algeria became independent after 132 years of French rule.
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