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The Dolphins go 17-0
The Miami Dolphins became the first NFL team to go undefeated and have a perfect season by beating the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.
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1639
The first constitution of Connecticut, Fundamental Orders, was adopted.
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1784
The United States ratified treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.
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1943
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill meet at the Casablanca Conference.
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1953
Tito formally became the first president of the Republic of Yugoslavia.
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1954
Marilyn Monroe married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.
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1963
George Wallace sworn in as Alabama's governor, promising "segregation forever."
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1990
The Simpsons premiered on television.
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2008
Bobby Jindal takes office as governor of Louisiana as the first elected Indian-American governor of the U.S.