Also on this day: The Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York, adopts a declaration of rights and liberties which the British Parliament ignored.
British troops under Gen. Lord Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown, Va., as the American Revolution nears its end.The first documented public performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" takes place at the Holliday Street Theater in Baltimore.The U.S.
Navy begins accepting black women into WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).The United States begins a limited embargo against Cuba covering all commodities except medical supplies and certain food products.The supersonic Concorde makes its first landing in New York City.
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