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  • In 1158, the city of Munich was founded.
  • In 1777, the Stars and Stripes was adopted by Congress as the official flag of the United States.
  • In 1872, trade unions were legalized in Canada.
  • In 1900, Hawaii became a U.S. territory.
  • In 1907, Norway granted women the right to vote.
  • In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill into law placing the words “under God” into the Pledge of Allegiance.
  • In 1967, China tested its first hydrogen bomb.