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JULY 16, 1964
Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona accepts his party's nomination to run for U.S. president at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. Goldwater famously says that "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" and that "moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Goldwater will lose to incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson in the national election in November.
1790: Congress passes the Residence Act, designating a location along the Potomac River to become the District of Columbia, the capital and seat of government for the United States.
1950: Nearly 200,000 fans pack Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to watch the finals of the FIFA World Cup. Uruguay defeats Brazil 2-1, while the turnout is the largest of all time to attend a sporting event in a stadium.
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