United States anniversaries
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- 1704 – The first regular newspaper in the Thirteen Colonies, the Boston New-Letter, is published.
- 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate US$5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
- 1913 – The skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City was opened.
- 1990 – During NASA's STS-31 mission, the Hubble Space Telescope is launched by the Space Shuttle Discovery (pictured).
- 1996 – The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced.
- 2004 – The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
Usage
These United States "Anniversaries for <date>" (e.g., April 24) subpages are displayed using {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}.
- The layout design for these subpages is at Portal:United States/Anniversaries/Layout.
- Add a new anniversary to the applicable day of the month shown below.
United States anniversaries by month
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Single page version (long)
Nominations
Feel free to add undisplayed United States-related anniversaries from these resources.
- Daily U.S. portal "Anniversaries" pages, such as Portal:United States/Anniversaries/April/April 24.
- Daily U.S. portal "On this day" pages, such as Portal:United States/On this day/April 24.
- Yearly "...in the United States" articles, such as 2024 in the United States.
- Day of the month articles, such as April 24.
- Month of the year articles, such as April 2024.
- Year articles, such as 2024.
United States-related anniversaries should be included in at least one of the calendar-based articles listed above before they are included here. Possible sources for developing additional calendar-based anniversary items are listed below.