HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY
> In 1784, in a letter to his daughter Sarah, Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappiness over the choice of the bald eagle as the symbol of America, and stated his own preference: the turkey, calling it "a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America."
> In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state.
> In 1870, Virginia rejoined the Union.
> In 1962, the United States launched Ranger 3 to land scientific instruments on the moon- but the probe ended up missing its target by more than 22,000 miles.
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