On Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television.

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Today in history: On Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television.

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In 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned f…

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In 1783, the British evacuated New York, their last military position in the United States during the Revolutionary War.

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In 1784, Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States, was born in Orange County, Virginia.