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D-Day used the largest armada in history

More than 4,000 American, British, and Canadian ships made up the armada for the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944.

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More than 1,200 planes stood ready to deliver airborne troops behind enemy lines. Eisenhower's order of the day went out to the 175,000-member expeditionary force.

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The Bill of Rights began as 12 amendments

Twelve amendments were originally proposed, and the 10 that were ratified became the Bill of Rights in 1791.

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Fifty countries drafted the UN Charter

Representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco in 1945 to draft and sign the United Nations Charter.

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About 90 percent of Mount Rushmore was carved using dynamite.

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