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Betsy Ross (Seamstress, made the American flag during the Revolutionary War)
Betsy Ross (Seamstress, made the American flag during the Revolutionary War)
Great Britain and the British Empire used the Julian Calendar for the last time and adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping 11 days ahead. The following
Benjamin Franklin tested the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment.
The first American hospital opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.