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Duty


1981 Oliver North is assigned to White House duty

1968 Off duty Dutch military permitted to wear regular clothing

1961 Kim Delaney, Philadelphia, actress, All My Children, Tour of Duty, New YorkPD Blue

1955 Kevin Conroy, Westport CT, actor, Tour of Duty, Another World

1955 U.S. raises import duty on bicycles 50%

1952 Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty

1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders men between 45 and 64 to register for non military duty

1942 Bob Feller, enlists in Navy and reports for duty to Norfolk Virginia

1940 1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime

1923 Great Britain lowers import duty on German products from 26% to 5%

1863 President Davis orders service duty for confederate army

1832 Opium exempted from federal tariff duty

1829 London's Metropolitan Police Force goes on duty (Scotland Yard)

1812 Samuel Smiles, born in Scotland, author, Self-Help, Character, Duty

1767 British government disbands Americans import duty on tea


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