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In 1801, the District of Columbia was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress.
In 1891, broadcasting pioneer David Sarnoff was born in present-day Belarus.
In 1911, inventor Charles F. Kettering demonstrated his electric automobile starter in Detroit by starting a Cadillac’s motor with just the press of a switch, instead of hand-cranking.
In 1922, the Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of women to vote.
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