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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, September 3, 2003 Page 20 A Look Back This Week On September 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia for the purpose of calling for civil disobedience against the British ... September 3, 1783, Great Britain and the U.S. signed a peace treaty in Paris wherein Britain rec- ognized the independence of the new nation ... Sep- tember 5, 1795, the U.S. bought peace from Algerian pirates by paying $1 million in ransom for 115 seamen; this was followed by annual tributes ... September 7, 1797, the U.S.S. Constitu- tion was launched at Balti- more ... September 4, 1886, the Apache Indian Geronimo surrendered ... September 6, 1901, Presi- dent McKinley was shot in Buffalo, N.Y., by anarchist Leon Czolgosz ... Septem- ber 5, 1939, the U.S. de- clared its neutrality in the European war ... September 3, 1940, the U.S. an- nounced the transfer of 50 overaged destroyers to Great Britain ... September 3, 1943, the U.S. and Britain invaded the mainland of Italy ... September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the Allies ... September 1, 1951, the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand signed a mutual security pact ... Sep- tember 4, 1951, transconti- nental television began with an address by President Truman at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco ... September 4, 1957, National Guards- men were called out by Ar- kansas Gov. Orval Faubus to bar nine black students from entering an all-white high school in Little Rock ... September 3, 1976, Viking II set down on Mars' Utopia Plains ... September 3, 2002, Andrew Cuomo, son of the former governor of New York and himself a former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, dropped out of the New York gubernatorial race ... September 4, 2002, Presi- dent Bush said that he would seek congressional approval for any military action against Iraq ... Sep- tember 4, 2002, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, in the midst of a re-election campaign, said that Germany would not support an attack on Iraq even if it had UN authoriza- tion. (c) 2003 DBR Media, Inc. ‘My Three Sons Cleaning Service’ Carpets - Windows - Upholstery Licensed - Insured - Bonded 596-2113 Lamb’s Baaa-dy Shop 592-2883 1436 Rockydale Road Complete Body Work * Paint * Fiberglass Yoga Yoga with Linda Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Kerby Belt Building 592-6797 www.soyoga.com Place your ad here! 3 months $59 Formal Wear *Formal Gowns *Tuxedo Rentals *Gorilla Grams *Balloon Bouquets (541) 479-8820 3 months $59 Thank you for advertising in your hometown newspaper and supporting the merchants who do.
