This Week in History, Week of June 27 - July 3, 2016 - www.independentsentinel.com
– Ronald Reagan June 27 1778 – The Liberty Bell is returned to Philadelphia from Northampton Town (now Allentown) where it is hidden until after the British depart following the Revolutionary War. 1833 – Prudence Crandall, a white woman, is arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury, Connecticut. 1893 – The New York stock market crashes. By the end of the year 600 banks and 74 railroads have gone out of business. This is why the period of time following the stock market crash of 1929 is called the “Great” Depression. 1922 – The first Newbery Medal for ...
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