1921 – Players from The Chicago White Sox Baseball team are accused of throwing the World Series.
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1863 – Battle of Gettysburg, largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War
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On July 1, 1847, the United States Post Office issued its first general issue postage stamp External, a five-cent stamp honoring Benjamin Franklin, the first postmaster general under the Continental Congress, and a ten-cent stamp honoring George Washington. The first U.S. postal cards were issued in 1873, the first commemorative stamps in 1893, and the first airmail stamps in 1918.
