The United States ratified the 14th Amendment to allow former slaves citizenship in the US.
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Meghan Markle became the first-ever guest editor for UK Vogue.
333 US marines invaded Haiti, beginning a 19-year occupation.
Gangster-drama movie 'On the Waterfront' hit US theaters.
The siege of Damascus was abandoned.
US bomber plane crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, and Lou Oliver survived a 75-story drop in an elevator.