Not every little girl gets to do what they want. The world could not support that many ballerinas.
— Marie Calvet (Julia Ormond), Mad Men, Season 5, Episode 13 (“The Phantom”), original airdate 10 June 2012
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In 1777, American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1900, American diplomat John Hay announced the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
In 1920, the second Palmer Raid, ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice, resulted in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
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