Congress changed the official name from United Colonies to the United States of America.
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HBO first aired the American war drama miniseries 'Band of Brothers' by Steven Spielberg.
The New England Confederation declared war on the Wampanoag Indians.
Grace Hopper fell victim to the first-ever computer bug after removing a moth from her Harvard Mark II computer.
John Lennon released his second album, 'Imagine.'
Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
