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June 14, 1937

On June 14, 1937, pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday. Antonio Carluccio, Joseph Estrada, Yoshiro Mori would arrive in the same year.

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1937

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1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1937th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 937th year of the 2nd millennium, the 37th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1930s decade.

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On June 14, 1937

  1. 1937 Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.

    U.S. state

    Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, forming the Mason-Dixon Line, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, and the state capital is Harrisburg.

  2. 1937 U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.

    American law placing a tax on cannabis

    The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, Pub. L. 75–238, 50 Stat.

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Antonio Carluccio 1937– Italian-English chef and author (died 2017)
Joseph Estrada 1937– Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines
Yoshiro Mori 1937– Japanese journalist and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Japan
Antonio Carluccio 1937– Italian-English chef and author (died 2017)
Joseph Estrada 1937– Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines
Yoshiro Mori 1937– Japanese journalist and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Japan

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