This Day in History: The Constitutional Convention convenes in Phiuladelphia, with George Washington presiding over a group which will write the document that will change the world, 1787; Father Stephen Theodore Badin is ordained the first Catholic priest in America near Baltimore, Maryland, 1793; President Lincoln infuriates Southern sympathizers as he suspends the writ of habeas corpus (literally- "produce the body" of evidence for an arrest), in an effort to stem the massive insurrection during the Civil War, 1861; Babe Ruth hits his last home run, 1935; Luke Skywalker and his buddies soar across the heavens, fighting the forces of evil throughout the galaxy as 'Star Wars' opens in theatres around America, changing popular film forever, 1977
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