On this day for the United States
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Events
- 1918 – Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
- 1979 – The roof of the uncompleted Rosemont Horizon near Chicago collapses, killing 5 workers and injuring 16.
- 2004 – Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida and devastates the surrounding area.