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In 1776,

the second Continental Congress made the term "United States" official, replacing "United Colonies."

In 1830,

Charles Durant flew a balloon from New York City across the Hudson River to Perth Amboy, N.J.

In 1919,

some 1,100 members of Boston's 1,500-man police force went on strike. (The strike was broken by Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge, who brought in replacement officers.)