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July 7
1863. The US begins its first draft, in order to support its efforts int he Civil War. The US adopts the draft nearly a full year after the Confederacy had introduced its own draft the prior year. The most controversial element of the draft is the ability to evade it by paying $300. Many current and future famous people avoided the draft by so doing, including (IIRC) Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller. The controversial rpovision sparked outrage, however, and the perception that it was a "poor man's fight", and there were riots in New York City. The riots made an "appearance" in the movie Gangs of New York. The movie was not, however, "about" these riots.
1928. Bread is sold sliced for the first time, by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
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