On this day in 1942, FDR signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized military commanders to prescribe certain areas as "military zones," which made it legal to incarcerate Japanese Americans in US concentration camps.
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A laugh track is used in a TV show for the first time - September 9th, 1950
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Carnation processes its first cans of evaporated milk - September 6th, 1899
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AIDS activists wrap a giant condom over Senator Jesse Helms’ house - September 5th, 1991
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