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January 11

This Day in History - U.S. Politics

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  • 1805: The Michigan Territory was created.
  • 1861: Alabama seceded from the Union.
  • 1964: U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first government report saying smoking may be hazardous to one's health.
  • 1988: Vice President George H.W. Bush met with representatives of independent counsel Lawrence E. Walsh to answer questions about the Iran-Contra affair.
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