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On this day in 1782, the Great Seal of the United States was adopted by Congress. It depicts an eagle clutching an olive branch in one talon and 13 arrows in the other. In its beak, a ribbon bears the motto “E Pluribus Unum”, meaning “out of many, one”.
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On this day in 1947, mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was shot to death at his girlfriend’s Beverly Hills mansion. The mob was angry over the insane amount of money Bugsy was spending on the Flamingo resort in Las Vegas.
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On this day in 1975, Steven Spielberg started the whole “summer blockbuster” phenomenon with the release of “Jaws”. At the time, it was the highest-grossing film in movie history, earning $260 million in the U.S.
