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The Story of America: This Day in History

July 7: On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced the nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court. This nomination was historic, as she became the first woman to be appointed to the position of Associate Justice.
July 6: On July 6, 1785, the Continental Congress of the United States authorized the issuance of a new currency, the U.S. dollar.
July 5: On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered what would become his most celebrated speech, "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?"
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