A bit of July 12th history…
1630 - New Amsterdam’s governor buys Gull Island from the natives for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, later known as Ellis Island
1843 - Mormon leader Joseph Smith says God allows polygamy
1909 - 16th Amendment passed by congress - power to tax income (pictured)
1933 - US Congress passes 1st minimum wage law - 33 cents per hour
1979 - “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park; fans go wild destroying disco records and cause White Sox to forfeit game
2013 - Malala Yousafzai addresses UN and calls for worldwide access to education
2017 - World’s largest iceberg breaks away from Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, about 6000 sq km in length
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