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The Continental Congress passes a resolution stating that 'the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.' This established the design of the first official U.S. flag.
The Hawaiian Organic Act was signed, establishing the Territory of Hawaii. This followed the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States in 1898 and provided a government for the new territory.
German troops marched into and occupied Paris during World War II, leading to the fall of France. The French government fled to Bordeaux, and the city was declared an open city to prevent its destruction.
The first commercially produced electronic digital computer in the United States, the UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I), was officially dedicated at the U.S. Census Bureau. It marked a major leap in data processing and the dawn of the computer age.
Argentine forces in the Falkland Islands surrendered to British troops, ending the 74-day conflict. The ceasefire restored British administration over the islands, which Argentina had invaded in April.