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Rapinoe converts the penalty, Lavelle finishes from 17 yards; U.S. beats Netherlands 2-0 for fourth World Cup title

Seven games, no losses, 26 goals scored: the Americans leave Lyon with more Women's World Cup titles than any nation in the tournament's history.

The heat at Parc Olympique Lyonnais hit 88 degrees, and the Dutch had never faced a team this relentless. On July 7, 2019, the United States women's national team beat the Netherlands 2-0 to win the FIFA Women's World Cup final, with Megan Rapinoe converting a penalty and Rose Lavelle finishing a solo run from 17 yards. The Americans went 7-0 through the tournament, scoring 26 goals with a goal difference of +23. It was the fourth World Cup title for the U.S., more than any other nation has won…

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1846

Sloat raises the flag over Monterey; Mexico's California falls without a shot

Sailors and marines from three warships walk ashore unopposed, ending both Mexican rule and the weeks-old California Republic declared at Sonoma.
1898

McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution; Hawaii is annexed, and its $4 million debt with it

The House voted 209 to 91 and the Senate 42 to 21, with a Pacific war making the islands' coaling station and anchorage look essential to Washington.
1958

Eisenhower signs Alaska into the union; the territory has waited forty years for this moment

The House voted 210-166, the Senate 64-20; Alaska is cleared to become the 49th state, though formal admission is not yet complete.
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The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, sailed from Charleston via Argentia, begins disembarkation on an island the U.S. has no treaty obligation to defend.
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Thirty-three years after his death, the Air Force finally makes Eugene Bullard an officer

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