This Day in History Class
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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.
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Jane Fonda’s first workout video is released - April 24th, 1982
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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William Lewis Moore is murdered in Alabama - April 23rd, 1963
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The first annual White House Easter Egg Roll is held - April 22nd, 1878
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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The Netherlands recognizes the newly formed United States - April 19th, 1782
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake - April 18th, 1906
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Henri Giraud escapes from Königstein Castle - April 17th, 1942
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Two giants pandas arrive in the U.S. from China - April 16th, 1972
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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The first school for the deaf opens in Hartford, Connecticut - April 15th, 1817
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Flashback episode - April 12th
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Flashback episode - April 11th
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Bananas go on sale for the first time in London - April 10th, 1633
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Marian Anderson performs outside the Lincoln Memorial - April 9th, 1939
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Clint Eastwood is elected mayor of Carmel, California - April 8th, 1986
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Sadao Munemori is killed in action in Italy - April 5th, 1945
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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American poet Maya Angelou is born - April 4th, 1928
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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The Unabomber is captured - April 3rd, 1996
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Tally’s Electric Theatre opens in Los Angeles - April 2nd, 1902
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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An Alaskan prankster fakes the eruption of Mount Edgecumbe - April 1st, 1974
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Niagara Falls stops flowing - March 29th, 1848
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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The first seaplane takes off from the waters of Martigues, France - March 28th, 1910
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Marlon Brando declines the Academy Award for Best Actor - March 27th, 1973
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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The first official cremation in England takes place - March 26th, 1885
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Michael Jackson debuts the moonwalk - March 25th, 1983
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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The U.S. Senate approves the Equal Rights Amendment - March 22nd, 1972
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Flashback episode - March 21st
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Libby Riddles wins the Iditarod - March 20th, 1985
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Michael Jordan announces his return to the NBA with a two-word fax - March 19th, 1995
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Scott Paper kicks off the paper dress fashion trend - March 18th, 1966
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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The first undersea park in the United States is established - March 15th, 1960
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Legendary train engineer Casey Jones is born - March 14th, 1863
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Chester Greenwood patents the modern-day earmuff - March 13th, 1877
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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An Irish gunman attempts to assassinate a British prince - March 12th, 1868
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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The Ken doll is introduced to the Barbie toy line - March 11th, 1961
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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The U.S. Senate adopts the cloture rule - March 8th, 1917
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Phyllis Diller makes her stand-up debut - March 7th, 1955
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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The Alamo falls to Santa Anna and the Mexican army - March 6th, 1836
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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The Hula-Hoop is patented - March 5th, 1963
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Ernest Hemingway completes “The Old Man and the Sea” - March 4th, 1952
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Swatch watches are introduced in Switzerland - March 1st, 1983
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Scotland allegedly passes a Leap Day proposal law - February 29th, 1288
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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The Denver International Airport opens - February 28th, 1995
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Italy appeals for help with the Leaning Tower of Pisa - February 27th, 1964
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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American singer and pianist Fats Domino is born - February 26th, 1928
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Six Marines raise the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima - February 23rd, 1945
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Zitkála-Šá born / Edward Payson Weston walks from Boston to Washington DC on a bet - February 22nd Flashback
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Nintendo releases "The Legend of Zelda" in Japan - February 21st, 1986
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Americans hold a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden - February 20th, 1939
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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The Georgia Literature Commission is established. - February 19th, 1953
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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The first fruit tree patent is issued - February 16th, 1932
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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The Rosie the Riveter “We Can Do It!” poster is introduced - February 15th, 1943
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gives a televised tour of the White House - February 14th, 1962
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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The first all-Black professional basketball team is organized - February 13th, 1923
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is stolen - February 12th, 1994
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Volleyball is invented - February 9th, 1895
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Three Black students are killed in the Orangeburg Massacre - February 8th, 1968
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” hits No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - February 7th, 1976
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Hundreds of swimmers are washed out to sea on Bondi Beach - February 6th, 1938
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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The United States launches "Operation Cornflakes" - February 5th, 1945
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Introducing: Very Special Episodes
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Grand Central Terminal opens in New York City - February 2nd, 1913
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published - February 1st, 1884
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion - January 31st, 1945
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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The Altar of Augustan Peace is dedicated in Rome - January 30th, 9 BC
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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The Seeing Eye dog guide training school opens in Nashville - January 29th, 1929
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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American aviator Bessie Coleman is born - January 26th, 1892
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Scottish poet Robert Burns is born - January 25th, 1759
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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The Boy Scouts movement begins in England - January 24th, 1908
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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The USS Pueblo is captured - January 23rd, 1968
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Lottie Williams becomes the first person to be hit by space junk - January 22nd, 1997
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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American singer Janis Joplin is born - January 19th, 1943
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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"The Jeffersons" premieres on CBS - January 18th, 1975
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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The U.S. buys three of the Virgin Islands from Denmark - January 17th, 1917
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Ivan the Terrible assumes the throne of Russia - January 16th, 1547
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch is sentenced to prison - January 15th, 1951
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Philosopher and Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda is born - January 12th, 1863
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Insulin is first used to treat a person with diabetes - January 11th, 1922
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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"The Greatest Show on Earth" premieres in New York City - January 10th, 1952
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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The last British convict ship arrives in Australia - January 9th, 1868
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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German Coast Uprising began / African American men secure the right to vote in D.C. - January 8th Flashback
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Elizabeth Cotten born / "Rapper's Delight" becomes first Top 40 hip-hop song - January 5th Flashback
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Topsy the Elephant Electrocuted / Louis Braille born - January 4th Flashback
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Joseph Roberts became first president of Liberia / “Lord Haw-Haw” executed for treason - January 3rd Flashback
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Duquesne Spy Ring sentenced / Nixon sets 55mph national speed limit - January 2nd Flashback
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Frankenstein published / Johnny Cash plays a concert at San Quentin State Prison - January 1st Flashback
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe loses part of his nose in a sword duel - December 29th, 1566
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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H. L. Mencken perpetrates the Bathtub Hoax - December 28th, 1917
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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The U.S. government seizes control of Montgomery Ward - December 27th, 1944
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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The Great Blizzard buries New York City - December 26th, 1947
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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St. Francis of Assisi sets up the first Nativity scene - December 25th, 1223
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Edward Johnson gives the first demonstration of electric Christmas tree lights - December 22nd, 1882
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Elvis Presley meets Richard Nixon - December 21st, 1970
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” premieres - December 20th, 1946
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Jonathan R. Davis single-handedly kills 11 armed outlaws - December 19th, 1854
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Kenneth LeBel jumps 17 barrels on ice skates - December 18th, 1965
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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The APA stops classifying homosexuality as a mental illness - December 15th, 1973
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Agatha Christie is found alive and well after having gone missing for 11 days - December 14th, 1926
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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The Haribo candy company is founded - December 13th, 1920
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Leonardo da Vinci's notebook sells for over $5 million at auction - December 12th, 1980
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Edward VIII abdicates the British throne - December 11th, 1936
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Mexican painter Diego Rivera is born - December 8th, 1886
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting" hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - December 7th, 1974
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Expatriation Act - December 6th, 1915
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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The world's first automated parking garage opens - December 5th, 1951
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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A fire breaks out at the Montreux Casino during a Frank Zappa concert - December 4th, 1971
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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The first Christmas Club is introduced - December 1st, 1909
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Elizabeth I "Golden Speech" / Barbados gains independence - November 30th Flashback
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Whitman massacre / James Jay invents invisible ink - November 29th Flashback
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Anne Bonny and Mary Read piracy conviction / First pulsar detected - November 28th Flashback
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Berners Street hoax / Custer massacres Cheyenne - November 27th Flashback
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Bessie Blount born / Tasman spots Tasmania - November 24th Flashback
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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José Clemente Orozco born / First jukebox - November 23rd Flashback
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Blackbeard killed / Star Trek interracial kiss - November 22nd Flashback
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Piltdown Man hoax / Ella Fitzgerald wins Apollo Amateur Night - November 21st Flashback
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Whale sinks the Essex / Zumbi executed - November 20th Flashback
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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The last inhabitants of the Blasket Islands are evacuated - November 17th, 1953
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro springs a trap on Inca emperor Atahualpa - November 16th, 1532
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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The first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City - November 15th, 1867
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Ruby Bridges desegregates her school - November 14th, 1960
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Walt Disney's "Fantasia" is released - November 13th, 1940
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Gideons Bibles are placed in hotel rooms for the first time - November 10th, 1908
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Willie Nelson’s assets are seized by the IRS - November 9th, 1990
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt - November 8th, 1939
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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The Pillsbury Doughboy makes his first TV appearance - November 7th, 1965
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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A security guard sets fire to the Universal Studios backlot - November 6th, 1990
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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The Chicago Tribune mistakenly declares “Dewey Defeats Truman” - November 3rd, 1948
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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The first computer worm is released onto the Internet - November 2nd, 1988
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Canadian goalie Jacques Plante dons the first hockey mask - November 1st, 1959
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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German farmer Peter Stumpp is executed for being a werewolf - October 31st, 1589
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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"Garfield’s Halloween Adventure" debuts on CBS - October 30th, 1985
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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"Godzilla" premieres in Nagoya, Japan - October 27th, 1954
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Guided tours of the former prison at Alcatraz begin - October 26th, 1973
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Japan deploys kamikaze bombers for the first time - October 25th, 1944
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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A Spanish soldier is allegedly teleported from Manila to Mexico - October 24th, 1593
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Notorious mobster Dutch Schultz is gunned down at the Palace Chop House - October 23rd, 1935
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Dick Fosbury flops his way to Olympic victory - October 20th, 1968
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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The first Blockbuster video rental store opens - October 19th, 1985
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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The U.S. takes control of Puerto Rico - October 18th, 1898
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Burma's "Death Railway" is completed - October 17th, 1943
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The Cardiff Giant is "discovered" - October 16th, 1869
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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James Wallace Black takes the oldest surviving aerial photograph - October 13th, 1860
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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"The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" is published - October 12th, 1979
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Jamaican preacher Paul Bogle leads the Morant Bay Rebellion - October 11th, 1865
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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John Wesley Hyatt patents a new kind of billiard ball - October 10th, 1865
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Peekskill Meteorite / Che Guevara Executed - October 9th Flashback
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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A disgruntled tavern owner casts the "goat curse" on the Chicago Cubs - October 6th, 1945
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Dave Kunst completes the first recorded walk around the world - October 5th, 1974
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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The Dinosaur National Monument is established - October 4th, 1915
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Germany successfully launches the V-2 rocket - October 3rd, 1942
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip debuts - October 2nd, 1950
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Scotland Yard is established - September 29th, 1829
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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The U.S. Navy abolishes flogging - September 28th, 1850
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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The first Santa Claus training school opens - September 27th, 1937
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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The Alabama Supreme Court upholds the contempt conviction of Mary Hamilton - September 26th, 1963
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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American journalist Barbara Walters is born - September 25th, 1929
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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The first issue of "National Geographic" is published - September 22nd, 1888
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Benedict Arnold commits treason - September 21st, 1780
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Fonzie jumps a shark on "Happy Days" - September 20th, 1977
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland - September 19th, 1959
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Future U.S. President Jimmy Carter reports a UFO sighting- September 18th, 1973
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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"Columbo" debuts on NBC - September 15th, 1971
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Francis Scott Key writes “The Star-Spangled Banner” - September 14th, 1814
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Henry Bliss becomes the first American to be killed by an automobile - September 13th, 1899
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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West Virginia residents report the first sighting of the Flatwoods Monster - September 12th, 1952
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Hurricane Iniki pummels the Hawaiian island of Kauai - September 11th, 1992
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Delano Grape Strike / Michelangelo's David Unveiled - September 8th Flashback
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Pirate Raid on the Ganj-i-Sawai / Death of the Last Thylacine - September 7th Flashback
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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King Charles II Hides in Oak Tree / Buddy Bolden Born - September 6th Flashback
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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'Hippie' Used in Print / "The Muppet Show" Premiere - September 5th Flashback
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Peekskill Riots / First Roll-Film Camera - September 4th Flashback
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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S-5 Submarine Catastrophe / Libyan Coup D'état - September 1st Flashback
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Jack the Ripper's First Murder / Singapore Independence - August 31st Flashback
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Lancelot 'Capability' Brown Baptized / Moravia Brings Cholera to U.S. - August 30th Flashback
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Wendell Scott Born / The Last of the Yahi People - August 29th Flashback
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Emmett Till Murdered / Carrington Event - August 28th Flashback
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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The Great Moon Hoax Began / First Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Meeting - August 25th Flashback
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Microsoft releases the Windows 95 operating system - August 24th, 1995
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Scottish patriot William Wallace is executed in London - August 23rd, 1305
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to publicly ride in a car - August 22nd, 1902
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory dies - August 21st, 1614
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Helium is discovered during a solar eclipse - August 18th, 1868
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Nicolas Fouquet throws the most famous party in French history - August 17th, 1653
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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President Tyler is burned in effigy outside the White House - August 16th, 1841
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Thomas Edison suggests using the word "hello" as a telephone greeting - August 15th, 1877
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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The Wiffle ball is invented - August 14th, 1953
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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The Mall of America opens - August 11th, 1992
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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A white mob destroys the Noyes Academy - August 10th, 1835
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Betty Boop makes her cartoon debut in "Dizzy Dishes" - August 9th, 1930
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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The term “global warming” appears in print for the first time - August 8th, 1975
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Theophilus Van Kannel patents the revolving door - August 7th, 1888
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Yankees outfielder Dave Winfield is arrested for killing a seagull - August 4th, 1983
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Mail service resumes at a nudist colony in Florida - August 3rd, 1985
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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American gunfighter “Wild Bill” Hickok is killed during a card game - August 2nd, 1876
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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The first Six Flags opens in Arlington, Texas - August 1st, 1961
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Apollo 15 astronauts take the first car ride on the Moon - July 31st, 1971
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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"White Zombie" introduces a new kind of monster to the silver screen - July 28th, 1932
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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The first commercial jetliner takes to the skies - July 27th, 1949
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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The U.S. postal system is established - July 26th, 1775
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Two ocean liners collide off the island of Nantucket - July 25th, 1956
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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The Window Tax is abolished in the United Kingdom - July 24th, 1851
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis - July 21st, 356 BC
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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The Guinea Pig Club forms - July 20th, 1941
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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French cyclist Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France - July 19th, 1903
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Atomic-generated electricity is sold for the first time - July 18th, 1955
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Willis Carrier designs the first modern air conditioner - July 17th, 1902
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Edward Whymper becomes the first person to scale the Matterhorn - July 14th, 1865
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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A major blackout strikes New York City - July 13th, 1977
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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The Etch A Sketch is introduced - July 12th, 1960
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Earth welcomes its five billionth human - July 11th, 1987
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Death Valley experiences the world's highest recorded temperature - July 10th, 1913
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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The Hawaiian Islands are annexed by the United States - July 7th, 1898
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Flashback episode - July 6th
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Flashback episode - July 5th
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Flashback episode - July 4th
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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President Reagan relights the newly restored Statue of Liberty - July 3rd, 1986
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind is published - June 30th, 1936
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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The San Diego Chicken is re-hatched at Jack Murphy Stadium - June 29th, 1979
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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The Freedmen’s Bank fails - June 28th, 1874
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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The yen is adopted as the official currency of Japan - June 27th, 1871
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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The first barcode is scanned at an Ohio supermarket - June 26th, 1974
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Tim Burton’s Batman is released in theaters - June 23rd, 1989
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Hanson Gregory allegedly invents the modern doughnut - June 22nd, 1847
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Tiny Broadwick becomes the first woman to parachute from an airplane - June 21st, 1913
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Flashback episode - June 20th
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington - June 19th, 1910
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union - June 16th, 1961
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle misspells "potato" - June 15th, 1992
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Americans take part in the first nationwide civil defense drill - June 14th, 1954
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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King Ludwig II of Bavaria dies under mysterious circumstances - June 13th, 1886
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Bryan Allen makes the first human-powered flight across the English Channel - June 12th, 1979
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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The first Automat restaurant opens in Philadelphia - June 9th, 1902
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Pope Leo X's pet elephant dies - June 8th, 1516
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Elvis Presley's Graceland is opened to the public - June 7th, 1982
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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The Battle of Stoney Creek halts the U.S. invasion of Canada - June 6th, 1813
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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The Green Belt Movement plants its first trees - June 5th, 1977
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Native Americans are granted U.S. citizenship - June 2nd, 1924
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Captain John Lawrence coins the Navy motto "Don't give up the ship" - June 1st, 1813
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The first U.S. copyright law is enacted - May 31st, 1790
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May 31, 2023 |
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Flashback episode - May 30th
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May 30, 2023 |
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The U.S. government snubs Black Gold Star mothers and widows - May 29th, 1930
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May 29, 2023 |
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John Lennon and Yoko One begin their second "bed-in" for peace - May 26th, 1969
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May 26, 2023 |
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A Pennsylvania man is buried in his prized Corvette - May 25th, 1994
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May 25, 2023 |
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Russian engineers begin drilling the world's deepest hole - May 24th, 1970
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May 24, 2023 |
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President George Washington offers a reward for the capture of Ona Judge - May 23rd, 1796
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May 23, 2023 |
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A Southern congressman beats a Northern senator with a cane - May 22nd, 1856
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May 22, 2023 |
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The first Jumping Frog Jubilee is held in Calaveras County - May 19th, 1928
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May 19, 2023 |
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Grauman's Chinese Theatre opens in Hollywood - May 18th, 1927
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May 18, 2023 |
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Peter Mundy records the first description of a merry-go-round - May 17th, 1620
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May 17, 2023 |
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The discovery of the Ozone Hole is announced - May 16th, 1985
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May 16, 2023 |
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Abe Fortas resigns from the U.S. Supreme Court - May 15th, 1969
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May 15, 2023 |
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The NOAA announces that hurricanes will no longer be named solely after women - May 12th, 1978
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May 12, 2023 |
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The B.F. Goodrich Company introduces the tubeless tire - May 11th, 1947
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May 11, 2023 |
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American children's author Shel Silverstein dies - May 10th, 1999
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May 10, 2023 |
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The FDA approves the world's first birth control pill - May 9th, 1960
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May 09, 2023 |
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The first glass of Coca-Cola is served - May 8th, 1886
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May 08, 2023 |
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Mary Kies becomes the first woman to be granted a U.S. patent - May 5th, 1809
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May 05, 2023 |
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The Dixon Bridge Disaster - May 4th, 1873
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May 04, 2023 |
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Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor play Twister - May 3rd, 1966
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May 03, 2023 |
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The Sakdal Uprising begins in Luzon, Philippines - May 2nd, 1935
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May 02, 2023 |
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Iodized salt is sold for the first time - May 1st, 1924
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May 01, 2023 |
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The first animated electric sign debuts in Times Square - April 28th, 1937
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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President Eisenhower launches the Lavender Scare - April 27th, 1953
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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American blues singer Ma Rainey is born - April 26th, 1886
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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The first guillotine is used to execute a French highwayman - April 25th, 1792
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Black demonstrators are attacked at a segregated beach in Mississippi - April 24th, 1960
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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The Nintendo Game Boy is released in Japan - April 21st, 1989
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Flashback episode - April 20th
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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The creator of LSD goes for a harrowing bike ride - April 19th, 1943
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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BBC reports "There is no news today" and plays piano music instead - April 18th, 1930
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Daffy Duck makes his first appearance in the animated short film "Porky's Duck Hunt" - April 17th, 1937
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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A bathroom mishap sinks a German U-boat- April 14, 1945
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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The U.S. Federal Reserve issues a two-dollar bill - April 13th, 1976
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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A catcher's mask is used in a baseball game for the first time - April 12th, 1877
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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The Barbershop Harmony Society is founded - April 11th, 1938
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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The RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England - April 10th, 1912
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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President Carter halts production of neutron bombs - April 7th, 1978
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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The first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens - April 6th, 1896
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Radio stations across the globe play "We Are the World" in unison - April 5th, 1985
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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The peace symbol makes its first public appearance - April 4th, 1958
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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CBS censors the Smothers Brothers - April 3rd, 1969
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Abigail Adams urges her husband to “remember the ladies” - March 31st, 1776
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Hymen Lipman patents the first pencil with a built-in eraser - March 30th, 1858
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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The first Oval Office telephone is installed - March 29th, 1929
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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The Cheapside Street Whisky Fire - March 28th, 1960
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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The first cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C. are planted - March 27th, 1912
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Flashback episode: Civil rights leader Dorothy Height is born - March 24th, 1912 / Exxon Valdez oil spill - March 24, 1989
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Elisha Otis installs the first commercial elevator - March 23rd, 1857
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Hugo Grotius escapes prison by hiding in a book chest - March 22nd, 1621
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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The U.S. Air Force ejects a black bear from a bomber plane - March 21st, 1962
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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A planetary alignment allegedly creates the Black Death - March 20th, 1345
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Production begins on Walt Disney's Darby O'Gill and the Little People - March 17th, 1958
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Mississippi ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment - March 16th, 1995
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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The first internet domain name is registered - March 15th, 1985
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Lucy Hobbs Taylor is born - March 14th, 1833
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Sir William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus - March 13th, 1781
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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The first Book of the Month Club selection is published - March 10th, 1926
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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The Parthenon is consecrated in Athens - March 9th, 432 BC
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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The Lonely Hearts Killers are executed - March 8th, 1951
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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The Writers Guild of America goes on strike - March 7th, 1988
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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The Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster - March 6th, 1987
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Anne Sullivan begins teaching Helen Keller - March 3rd, 1887
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Pennsylvania ends its ban on theatrical performances - March 2nd, 1789
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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John Winthrop records the earliest known UFO sighting in America - March 1st, 1639
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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An experimental cannon explodes on board the USS Princeton - February 28th, 1844
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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A Massachusetts pastor is dismissed from his church for baptizing a dog - February 27th, 1922
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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The first issue of the Shawnee Sun is published - February 24th, 1835
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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W.E.B. Du Bois is born - February 23rd, 1868
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince win the first Grammy award for Best Rap Performance - February 22nd, 1989
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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NASCAR is founded - February 21st, 1948
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Flashback episode for President's Day
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Virginia legislators vote to retire the controversial state song - February 17th, 1997
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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British broadcasters put an end to the "Toddlers' Truce" - February 16th, 1957
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Teddy bears are sold for the first time - February 15th, 1903
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Introducing: The Last Soviet
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre erupts in Chicago - February 14th, 1929
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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The League of Nations recognizes the permanent neutrality of Switzerland - February 13th, 1920
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Major League Baseball bans the spitball - February 10th, 1920
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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The Qianlong Emperor abdicates the Chinese throne - February 9th, 1796
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Mysterious cloven hoof-marks appear in Devon, England - February 8th, 1855
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Two astronauts complete the first untethered spacewalks - February 7th, 1984
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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The Sámi people hold their first national congress - February 6th, 1917
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Jacques Cousteau’s The Silent World is published - February 3rd, 1953
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Sears opens its first retail store - February 2nd, 1925
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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An atomic bomb blast is shown for the first time on television - February 1st, 1951
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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McDonald's opens its first restaurant in the Soviet Union - January 31st, 1990
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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The U.S. Congress buys Thomas Jefferson’s book collection - January 30th, 1815
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Germany observes its first Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 27th, 1996
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Benjamin Franklin laments the choice of the bald eagle as a national symbol - January 26th, 1784
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Two traditional wedding songs are played together for the first time - January 25th, 1858
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Christian K. Nelson patents the Eskimo Pie - January 24th, 1922
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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A West Virginia newlywed is found dead under mysterious circumstances - January 23rd, 1897
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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King Charles I is brought to trial in Westminster Hall - January 20th, 1649
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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American country music singer Dolly Parton is born - January 19th, 1946
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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British lexicographer Peter Mark Roget is born - January 18th, 1779
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Ireland grants the first divorce in the nation's history - January 17th, 1997
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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The Bottle Conjuror causes a riot at London’s Haymarket Theatre - January 16th, 1749
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Henry Ford patents a soybean car - January 13th, 1942
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Human cloning is banned in 19 European countries - January 12th, 1998
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Milk is delivered in glass bottles for the first time - January 11th, 1878
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Bacteriologist Waldemar Haffkine tests a bubonic plague vaccine on himself - January 10th, 1897
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger imposes the first income tax on British citizens - January 9th, 1799
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Daylight saving time begins several months early in the U.S. to help conserve energy - January 6th, 1974
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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French poet François Villon is banished from Paris - January 5th, 1463
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Frankenstein opens and closes on Broadway - January 4th, 1981
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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The Hamilton Watch Company unveils the world's first electric watch - January 3rd, 1957
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Cigarette ads are banned from TV and radio in the United States - January 2nd, 1971
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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This Day In History Class - January 1st
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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This Day In History Class - December 31st
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 30th
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 29th
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 28th
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 27th
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 26th
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 25th
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 24th
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 23rd
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 22nd
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 21st
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 20th
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 19th
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 18th
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 17th
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 16th
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 15th
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 14th
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 13th
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 12th
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 11th
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 10th
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 9th
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 8th
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 7th
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 6th
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 5th
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 4th
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 3rd
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 2nd
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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This Day In History Class - December 1st
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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The Stone of Destiny is formally returned to Scotland - November 30th, 1996
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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British author and theologian C.S. Lewis is born - November 29th, 1898
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Commercial skywriting appears in American skies for the first time - November 28th, 1922
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Band Aid records the controversial charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - November 25th, 1984
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Joseph Glidden receives a patent for the first commercially successful barbed wire - November 24th, 1874
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Thespis of Icaria becomes the world's first actor - November 23rd, 534 BC
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Carl Eliason patents the "motor toboggan," the precursor to the snowmobile - November 22nd, 1927
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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The first manned flight in a hot air balloon takes place over Paris - November 21st, 1783
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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U.S. Catholic bishops relax the rule against eating meat on Fridays - November 18th, 1966
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Kaiser Wilhelm II bans German soldiers from dancing the tango - November 17th, 1913
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Earth's first message for extraterrestrials is sent into space - November 16th, 1974
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Cartoonist Al Capp creates Sadie Hawkins Day - November 15th, 1937
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is first published as a book - November 14th, 1883
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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An adulterous couple is paraded through a Dutch village in a dung cart - November 11th, 1961
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Sesame Street makes its broadcast debut - November 10th, 1969
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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The Professional Golfers' Association of America repeals its "caucasians only" rule - November 9th, 1961
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Venetian glassmakers are forced to move to the island of Murano - November 8th, 1291
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Montana suffragist Jeanette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress - November 7th, 1916
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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James and John Ritty patent the first cash register - November 4th, 1879
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Black Bart robs his last stagecoach - November 3rd, 1883
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to cheating - November 2nd, 1959
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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The Motion Picture Association of America introduces the film-rating system - November 1st, 1968
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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The "Candyman" killer hands out poisoned treats on Halloween - October 31st, 1974
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Halloween Is Grinch Night premieres on ABC - October 28th, 1977
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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"Monster Mash" begins its second week as the No. 1 song in America - October 27th, 1962
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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The Royal Charter Storm sinks 133 ships in the Irish Sea - October 26th, 1859
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Horror movie icon Vincent Price passes away from lung cancer - October 25th, 1993
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Heavy fog causes a series of deadly crashes on the New Jersey Turnpike - October 24th, 1973
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Apple unveils the PowerBook laptop - October 21st, 1991
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Queen Elizabeth II opens the Sydney Opera House - October 20th, 1973
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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An Oregon county pays its share of a Boston Tea Party debt - October 19th, 1961
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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The British Privy Council rules that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law - October 18th, 1929
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant suspends habeas corpus to combat the Ku Klux Klan - October 17th, 1871
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - October 14th, 1892
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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The first American cell phone network launches in Chicago - October 13th, 1983
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Actor Jon-Erik Hexum accidentally shoots himself with a prop gun - October 12th, 1984
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Hundreds of thousands march on the U.S. capital in support of gay rights - October 11th, 1987
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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The historic London Bridge is reopened in Arizona - October 10th, 1971
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Russian despot Vladimir Putin is born - October 7th, 1952
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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The Moulin Rouge cabaret opens in Paris - October 6th, 1889
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Narcotics Anonymous holds its first recovery meeting - October 5th, 1953
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Televangelist Jim Bakker is indicted on federal charges - October 4th, 1988
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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America’s first Black-owned radio station goes on the air - October 3rd, 1949
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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The U.S. Navy commissions the world's first nuclear-powered submarine - September 30th, 1954
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Jackie Wilson slips into an irreversible coma - September 29th, 1975
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Dr. Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin - September 28th, 1928
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Balloonfest '86 wreaks havoc in Cleveland, Ohio - September 27th, 1986
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Nixon and Kennedy take part in the first televised presidential debate - September 26th, 1960
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is published - September 23rd, 1923
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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American spy Nathan Hale is executed by British troops - September 22nd, 1776
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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A British barrister buys Stonehenge as a gift for his wife - September 21st, 1915
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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The first wave of Southeast Asian "boat people" arrives in San Francisco - September 20th, 1977
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” hits No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 - September 19th, 1960
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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An explosion on Wall Street kills 38 people - September 16th, 1920
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Tanks are used in combat for the first time during the Battle of the Somme - September 15th, 1916
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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A Dutch schoolmaster slashes a famous Rembrandt painting with a butter knife - September 14th, 1975
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" premieres on CBS - September 13th, 1969
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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South African activist Steve Biko dies in police custody - September 12th, 1977
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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The world's first computer bug is recorded - September 9th, 1947
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is released in theaters - September 8th, 1960
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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The U.S. nickname "Uncle Sam" is introduced - September 7th, 1813
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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The first self-service grocery store opens in Memphis, Tennessee - September 6th, 1916
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Russian monarch Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards - September 5th, 1698
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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The first American bank heist takes place at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia - September 2nd, 1798
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Nazi Germany decrees that all Jews over the age of six must wear a yellow star - September 1st, 1941
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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John Lloyd Wright is granted the patent for Lincoln Logs - August 31st, 1920
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Guion "Guy" Bluford becomes the first African American to travel into space - August 30th, 1983
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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The last known member of the Yahi people emerges from the California wilderness - August 29th, 1911
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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The French government denies responsibility for the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior - August 26th, 1985
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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The U.S. National Park Service is established - August 25th, 1916
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Chef George Crum allegedly invents the potato chip - August 24th, 1853
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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First Lady Dolley Madison saves a portrait of George Washington from British looters - August 23rd, 1814
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Ann Smith Franklin becomes the first female newspaper editor in the United States - August 22nd, 1762
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway holds its first automobile race - August 19th, 1909
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Mongol leader Genghis Khan dies - August 18th, 1227
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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East German border guards shoot a man trying to cross the Berlin Wall - August 17th, 1962
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Edwin Prescott receives the first patent for a vertical loop roller coaster - August 16th, 1898
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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King Macbeth of Scotland is defeated at the Battle of Lumphanan - August 15th, 1057
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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The nearly complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex is unearthed in South Dakota - August 12th, 1990
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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America's first roller skating rink opens in Newport, Rhode Island - August 11th, 1866
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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The Smithsonian Institution is established - August 10th, 1846
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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The U.S. Forest Service introduces Smokey Bear - August 9th, 1944
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Aug 09, 2022 |
|
Masked bandits rob a Royal Mail train in England - August 8th, 1963
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Operation Big Switch begins at Panmunjom, Korea - August 5th, 1953
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first issue - August 4th, 1821
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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RadioShack introduces the TRS-80 personal computer - August 3rd, 1977
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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The first U.S. census is conducted - August 2nd, 1790
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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The cable television network MTV is launched - August 1st, 1981
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Aug 01, 2022 |
|
English naval forces defeat the Spanish Armada - July 29th, 1588
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Western Union delivers its first singing telegram - July 28th, 1933
|
Jul 28, 2022 |
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Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated short film "A Wild Hare" - July 27th, 1940
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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The Erfurt Latrine Disaster - July 26th, 1184
|
Jul 26, 2022 |
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Roseanne Barr sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Major League Baseball game - July 25th, 1990
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Jul 25, 2022 |
|
Plan 9 from Outer Space is released in theaters - July 22nd, 1959
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Jul 22, 2022 |
|
Vostok Research Station measures the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth - July 21st, 1983
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Jul 21, 2022 |
|
A town in Massachusetts makes a giant cheese ball for Thomas Jefferson - July 20th, 1801
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Two supertankers collide in the Caribbean Sea - July 19th, 1979
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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The first Oscar Mayer Wienermobile hits the streets of Chicago - July 18th, 1936
|
Jul 18, 2022 |
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A school bus is hijacked in Chowchilla, California - July 15th, 1976
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Dr. Spock's The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is published - July 14th, 1946
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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P. T. Barnum’s museum mysteriously burns to the ground - July 13th, 1865
|
Jul 13, 2022 |
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“Disco Demolition Night" turns violent at Comiskey Park in Chicago - July 12th, 1979
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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An American surgeon creates controversy after using zippers in place of stitches - July 11th, 1985
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung dies - July 8th, 1994
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Sandra Day O’Connor is nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court - July 7th, 1981
|
Jul 07, 2022 |
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Notorious pirate Captain William Kidd is captured in Boston - July 6th, 1699
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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The first bikini swimsuit makes its debut in Paris - July 5th, 1946
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Booker T. Washington opens the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama - July 4th, 1881
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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The U.S. Postal Service introduces the ZIP Code - July 1st, 1963
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope - June 30th, 1859
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir - June 29th, 1995
|
Jun 29, 2022 |
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Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone - June 28th, 1846
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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The first Newbery Medal for children’s literature is awarded - June 27th, 1922
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Pablo Picasso's first major exhibition opens in Paris - June 24th, 1901
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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The Charlie Daniels Band releases its hit single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" - June 23rd, 1979
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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English explorer Henry Hudson is set adrift by mutineers - June 22nd, 1611
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules that burning the American flag is protected under the First Amendment - June 21st, 1989
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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British captives are imprisoned overnight in the "Black Hole of Calcutta" - June 20th, 1756
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The College Board introduces its first standardized test - June 17th, 1901
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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The Victoria Hall Disaster - June 16th, 1883
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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The Danish flag allegedly falls from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse - June 15th, 1219
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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The words "under God" are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance - June 14th, 1954
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Thurgood Marshall is nominated as justice to the U.S. Supreme Court - June 13th, 1967
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Andrew Jackson's pet parrot is removed from his funeral for excessive swearing - June 10th, 1845
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Mormon handcart pioneers set out for Salt Lake City - June 9th, 1856
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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A corpse flower blooms in the United States for the first time - June 8th, 1937
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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The original Legoland theme park opens in Billund, Denmark - June 7th, 1968
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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The first drive-in movie theater opens - June 6th, 1933
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Rock music is banned in Santa Cruz, California - June 3rd, 1956
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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The Rum Riot wreaks havoc in Portland, Maine - June 2nd, 1855
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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The 'Battle of the Beanfield' breaks out at Stonehenge - June 1st, 1985
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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The League of American Wheelmen forms in Newport, Rhode Island - May 31st, 1880
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May 31, 2022 |
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Blue Ribbon Sports changes its name to Nike - May 30th, 1971
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May 30, 2022 |
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Walt Disney releases the animated short film "Three Little Pigs" - May 27th, 1933
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May 27, 2022 |
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Feral teenager Kaspar Hauser is found wandering the streets of Nuremberg - May 26th, 1828
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May 26, 2022 |
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A stuntman dressed as Spider-Man scales all 110 stories of the Sears Tower - May 25th, 1981
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May 25, 2022 |
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The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is published - May 24th, 1830
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May 24, 2022 |
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"Shuffle Along" premieres on Broadway - May 23rd, 1921
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May 23, 2022 |
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A New York City cab driver becomes the first person to be arrested for speeding - May 20th, 1899
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May 20, 2022 |
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Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy - May 19th, 1962
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May 19, 2022 |
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Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state - May 18th, 1980
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May 18, 2022 |
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The FBI Laboratory concludes its investigation into the lyrics of “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen - May 17th, 1965
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May 17, 2022 |
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Congress authorizes the creation of a new American five-cent coin - May 16th, 1866
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May 16, 2022 |
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Cardinal Richelieu of France invents the table knife - May 13th, 1637
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May 13, 2022 |
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Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr. is released to theaters - May 12th, 1928
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May 12, 2022 |
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An exhumed corpse provides new evidence against the "Queen of Poisoners" serial killer - May 11, 1949
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May 11, 2022 |
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Nazis stage massive public book burnings in Germany - May 10th, 1933
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May 10, 2022 |
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President Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first official Mother’s Day holiday - May 9th, 1914
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May 09, 2022 |
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Yūichirō Miura becomes the first person to ski down Mt. Everest - May 6th, 1970
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May 06, 2022 |
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Chanel No. 5 perfume is introduced in Paris - May 5th, 1921
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May 05, 2022 |
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UK politicians coin the phrase "May the fourth be with you" to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's election - May 4th, 1979
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May 04, 2022 |
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Gary Thuerk sends the first "spam" email - May 3rd, 1978
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May 03, 2022 |
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The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster is reported - May 2nd, 1933
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May 02, 2022 |
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Aretha Franklin releases her rendition of Otis Redding's "Respect" - April 29th, 1967
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Firefighters use explosives to put out the Devil's Cigarette Lighter well fire - April 28th, 1962
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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John Milton sells the copyright to Paradise Lost for £10 - April 27th, 1667
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Sybil Ludington rides 40 miles to warn of advancing British soldiers - April 26th, 1778
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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A Soviet leader invites an American schoolgirl to the Soviet Union to soothe her fears about nuclear war - April 25th, 1983
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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The New York World's Fair opens - April 22nd, 1964
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Rosie Ruiz fakes winning the Boston Marathon - April 21st, 1980
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue" is published - April 20th, 1841
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Actress Mae West is sentenced to 10 days in prison for “corrupting the morals of youth” - April 19th, 1927
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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The world's first fighter pilot is forced to land behind enemy lines - April 18th, 1915
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas - April 15th, 1924
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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The El Paso Gunfight leaves four dead in five seconds - April 14th, 1881
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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A deadly hailstorm changes the course of the Hundred Years' War - April 13th, 1360
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Federal inspectors reveal that "unicorns" at the Ringling Bros. Circus are actually just goats - April 12th, 1985
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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War nearly breaks out after a British lord is kidnapped while vacationing in Greece - April 11th, 1870
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s home run record - April 8th, 1974
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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The metric system is officially adopted by France - April 7th, 1795
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Post-it Notes go on sale for the first time - April 6th, 1980
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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The sole survivor of a German U-boat attack is rescued after 133 days at sea - April 5th, 1943
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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William Henry Harrison becomes the first U.S. President to die in office - April 4th, 1841
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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The BBC fools viewers into believing that spaghetti grows on trees - April 1st, 1957
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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"Oklahoma!" premieres on Broadway - March 31st, 1943
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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The U.S. buys Alaska from Russia - March 30th, 1867
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Chinese farmers happen upon the Terracotta Army while digging a well - March 29th, 1974
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Swedish author Astrid Lindgren sprains her ankle and begins writing Pippi Longstocking - March 28th, 1944
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Billboard magazine introduces the "Hillbilly Hits" music chart - March 25th, 1939
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Civil rights leader Dorothy Height is born - March 24th, 1912
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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John William Draper reveals the first detailed photos of the moon - March 23rd, 1840
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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A garbage barge sets sail on a five-month journey in search of a place to unload - March 22nd, 1987
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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A fire destroys almost the entire city of New Orleans - March 21st, 1788
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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The Tri-State tornado outbreak wreaks havoc in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana - March 18th, 1925
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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New York City holds its first St. Patrick's Day parade - March 17th, 1762
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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The Clifford's Tower Massacre - March 16th, 1190
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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The escalator is patented by American inventor Jesse Wilford Reno - March 15th, 1892
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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The FBI releases its first “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list - March 14th, 1950
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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The U.S. Air Force accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on a family home in South Carolina - March 11th, 1958
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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A New Mexico college cancels its first graduation ceremony after its only graduate is killed - March 10th, 1893
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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The first Adopt-A-Highway sign is installed - March 9th, 1985
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Baroness Raymonde de Laroche becomes the world's first licensed female pilot - March 8th, 1910
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Robert Frost's “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is published - March 7th, 1923
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Aspirin is patented in Germany - March 6th, 1899
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Sharpshooter Annie Oakley breaks all existing records for women’s trap shooting - March 5th, 1922
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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John Lennon remarks that The Beatles are "more popular than Jesus" - March 4th, 1966
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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U.S. Congress approves $30,000 to test camels for military use - March 3rd, 1855
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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The Women's Hotel opens in New York City - March 2nd, 1903
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Charlie Chaplin's corpse is stolen from a cemetery in Switzerland - March 1st, 1978
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Vaudeville showman B.F. Keith opens his first theater - February 28th, 1883
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Charlotte E. Ray becomes the first African American woman lawyer - February 27th, 1872
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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A nationwide midnight curfew goes into effect in the United States - February 26th, 1945
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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Australia introduces the nation's first currency, the holey dollar - February 25th, 1814
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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A United Airlines 747 jet rips open in mid-flight - February 24th, 1989
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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A convicted murderer is spared from execution due to a gallows malfunction - February 23rd, 1885
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Edward Payson Weston sets off to walk from Boston to Washington DC on a bet - February 22nd, 1861
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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The first International Pancake Race is held - February 21st, 1950
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Sidney Poitier is born - February 20th, 1927
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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An anti-smoking ad featuring the late Yul Brynner airs on ABC - February 19th, 1986
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in an airplane - February 18th, 1930
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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The Volkswagen Beetle overtakes the Ford Model T to become the best-selling car in the world - February 17th, 1972
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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The first emergency call is placed in the United States - February 16th, 1968
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Canada adopts the maple leaf flag - February 15th, 1965
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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The Silence of the Lambs is released in theaters - February 14th, 1991
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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France conducts its first nuclear test in the Sahara Desert of Algeria - February 13th, 1960
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Argentine revolutionary José de San Martín triumphs at the Battle of Chacabuco in Chile - February 12th, 1817
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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Ruth Carol Taylor becomes the first African American flight attendant in the United States - February 11th, 1958
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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The New York Times starts using the slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print" - February 10th, 1897
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Martial law is declared in Seattle due to anti-Chinese violence - February 9th, 1886
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Atlanta Hawks point guard Anthony "Spud" Webb wins the NBA Dunk Contest - February 8th, 1986
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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A 2,000-year-old vase is shattered by a drunken visitor to the British Museum - February 7th, 1845
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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The first Olympic dog sled race is held at Lake Placid, New York - February 6th, 1932
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Wartime sweet rationing finally ends in the United Kingdom - February 5th, 1953
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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Patty Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army - February 4th, 1974
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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A Marine jet slices a ski lift cable in Italy - February 3rd, 1998
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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The first Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania - February 2nd, 1887
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Texas delegates vote to secede from the Union - February 1st, 1861
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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A chimpanzee named Ham returns safely from space - January 31st, 1961
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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"The Lone Ranger" radio show premieres - January 30th, 1933
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Britain's King George III dies at Windsor Castle - January 29th, 1820
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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The LEGO company patents the design of its signature bricks - January 28th, 1958
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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The corpse of Vladimir Lenin is put on display in Moscow's Red Square - January 27th, 1924
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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The world's largest diamond is discovered in Pretoria, South Africa - January 26th, 1905
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Robert Williams becomes the first human to be killed by a robot - January 25th, 1979
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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A Japanese soldier is found hiding in a jungle cave on the island of Guam - January 24th, 1972
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Toy company Wham-O produces the first Frisbees - January 23rd, 1957
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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A 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian obelisk is erected in Central Park, New York - January 22nd, 1881
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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An oil well is drilled by torpedoes for the first time - January 21st, 1865
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Marvin Gaye's hit song "What's Going On" is released - January 20th, 1971
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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A famous horned lizard dies after living 31 years entombed in the cornerstone of a Texas courthouse - January 19th, 1929
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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The U.S. government bans the sale of sliced bread - January 18th, 1943
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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The Great Brink's Robbery - January 17th, 1950
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Part One of Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote novel is published in Spain - January 16th, 1605
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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A cartoon in Harper's Weekly uses the donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party for the first time - January 15th, 1870
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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The clarinet is invented in Nuremberg, Germany - January 14th, 1690
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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The Black Friday bushfires claim 71 lives in Australia - January 13th, 1939
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time - January 12th, 1908
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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England holds its first national lottery - January 11th, 1569
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Clara Peller first asks 'Where's the Beef?' in an ad campaign for Wendy's hamburgers - January 10th, 1984
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Columbus mistakes three manatees for mermaids - January 9th, 1493
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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African American men secure the right to vote in Washington, D.C. - January 8th, 1867
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter - January 7th, 1610
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Maria Montessori opens her first school in Rome - January 6th, 1907
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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"Rapper's Delight" becomes the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40 - January 5th, 1980
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Two trains collide in the worst rail disaster in Pakistan’s history - January 4th, 1990
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Nazi propagandist “Lord Haw-Haw” is executed for treason - January 3rd, 1946
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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President Nixon sets a national speed limit of 55 MPH - January 2nd, 1974
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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Johnny Cash plays a concert at San Quentin State Prison - January 1st, 1959
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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A Victorian dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon - December 31st, 1853
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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British miners are ordered to replace canaries with electronic carbon monoxide sensors - December 30th, 1986
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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The first YMCA in the United States opens its doors in Boston - December 29th, 1851
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Scottish outlaw Rob Roy dies - December 28th, 1734
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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The first fire department in the Hawaiian Islands is established - December 27th, 1850
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Mobster Bugsy Siegel opens the Flamingo Hotel - December 26th, 1946
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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Rod Serling is born - December 25th, 1924
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Dec 25, 2021 |
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President Coolidge lights the first national Christmas tree - December 24th, 1923
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Vincent van Gogh cuts off part of his ear - December 23rd, 1888
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Baby Colo becomes the first gorilla born in captivity - December 22nd, 1956
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Disney's The Three Caballeros premieres in Mexico City - December 21st, 1944
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Queen Elizabeth II urges the Prince and Princess of Wales to seek an early divorce - December 20th, 1995
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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The National Hockey League starts its first season - December 19th, 1917
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! premieres on CBS - December 18th, 1966
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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The first issue of Vogue magazine is published - December 17th, 1892
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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The Haiyuan earthquake devastates the Gansu province in China - December 16th, 1920
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Bandleader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel - December 15th, 1944
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Wilma Mankiller becomes the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation - December 14th, 1985
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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General Charles Lee is captured at Widow White's Tavern - December 13th, 1776
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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The Mona Lisa is recovered two years after its theft from the Louvre - December 12th, 1913
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Nitrous oxide is used in dentistry for the first time - December 11th, 1844
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Emily Dickinson is born - December 10th, 1830
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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A Charlie Brown Christmas airs for the first time - December 9th, 1965
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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The Republic of China moves its capital from Nanjing to Taipei City, Taiwan - December 8th, 1949
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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The Apollo 17 crew takes the famous "Blue Marble" photo of the Earth - December 7th, 1972
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Inventor Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording with his phonograph - December 6th, 1877
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies in Vienna - December 5th, 1791
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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The Museum of Modern Art realizes a work by Matisse had been hung upside down - December 4th, 1961
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Eleven people are trampled at a concert by The Who - December 3rd, 1979
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the U.S. - December 2nd, 1867
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Antarctica is declared a military-free continent - December 1st, 1959
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Barbados declares its independence from Great Britain - November 30th, 1966
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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James Jay invents an invisible ink that aids George Washington - November 29th, 1775
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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The first American automobile race is held in Chicago - November 28th, 1895
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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George Custer massacres peaceful Cheyenne near the Washita River - November 27th, 1868
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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FDR establishes the modern Thanksgiving holiday - November 26th, 1941
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" opens in London - November 25th, 1952
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sights modern day Tasmania - November 24th, 1642
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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The world’s first jukebox is installed at a bar in San Francisco - November 23rd, 1889
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Star Trek breaks a cultural barrier by airing an interracial kiss - November 22nd, 1968
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Ella Fitzgerald wins Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater - November 21st, 1934
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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Garrett Morgan patents the three-position traffic signal - November 20th, 1923
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Pop duo Milli Vanilli is stripped of their Grammy Award - November 19th, 1990
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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William Tell allegedly shoots an apple off his son's head - November 18th, 1307
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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TV viewers are outraged when a tense football game is cut off to air Heidi - November 17th, 1968
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmastime" - November 16th, 1979
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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A member of the Indiana Textbook Commission calls Robin Hood a communist - November 15th, 1953
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Samuel Pepys records the first description of a blood transfusion - November 14th, 1666
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Chemical technician Karen Silkwood dies in a mysterious car wreck - November 13th, 1974
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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"Walt Disney's Song of South premieres in Atlanta, Georgia - November 12th, 1946 "
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Billie Holiday's first hit song, "Riffin' the Scotch", is released - November 11th, 1933
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Mary Anderson patents the windshield wiper - November 10th, 1903
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Beer brewer Alfred Heineken is kidnapped and held for ransom - November 9th, 1983
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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HBO is launched as the first pay-TV network - November 8th, 1972
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Paris makes it illegal for women to wear trousers - November 7th, 1800
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca washes ashore in Texas - November 6th, 1528
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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Parker Brothers launches the Monopoly board game - November 5th, 1935
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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British poet Wilfred Owen is killed in action - November 4th, 1918
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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"SOS is approved as the worldwide distress signal - November 3rd, 1906 "
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Howard Hughes’s “Spruce Goose” takes its maiden flight - November 2nd, 1947
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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The first issue of Ebony magazine is published - November 1st, 1945
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini dies - October 31st, 1926
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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The "Halloween Storm" racks the Atlantic seaboard - October 30th, 1991
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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The stock market crashes on “Black Tuesday” - October 29th, 1929
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Heavy snowfall traps the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada Mountains - October 28th, 1846
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown airs for the first time - October 27th, 1966
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Deadly Smog appears in Donora, Pennsylvania - October 26th, 1948
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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John Carpenter's Halloween premieres in Kansas City, Missouri - October 25th, 1978
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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An elderly teacher takes the first barrel ride down Niagara Falls - October 24th, 1901
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Musician "Weird Al" Yankovic is born - October 23rd, 1959
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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The first modern parachute jump is made above Paris - October 22nd, 1797
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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The Tragedy of Aberfan - October 21st, 1966
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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The first automated post office in the U.S. opens in Providence, Rhode Island - October 20th, 1960
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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"Pomp and Circumstance" is performed for the first time - October 19th, 1901
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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African American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery - October 18th, 1773
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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A shoemaker tricks German soldiers into helping him rob a mayor - October 17th, 1906
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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The Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio is founded - October 16th, 1923
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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An 11-year-old girl implores Abraham Lincoln to grow a beard - October 15th, 1860
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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The Amityville murders trial begins - October 14th, 1975
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Paddington Bear arrives in London - October 13th, 1958
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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The nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice" is published - October 12th, 1609
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Saturday Night Live premieres - October 11th, 1975
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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The U.S. Naval Academy admits its first students - October 10th, 1845
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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A meteorite crashes into a parked car in Peekskill, New York - October 9th, 1992
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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The first women's prison run by women opens in Indiana - October 8th, 1873
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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The musical Cats debuts on Broadway - October 7th, 1982
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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President Kennedy advises Americans to build fallout shelters - October 6th, 1961
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Monty Python's Flying Circus begins airing on BBC TV - October 5th, 1969
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first (and only) World Series - October 4th, 1955
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Sinéad O’Connor rips up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live - October 3rd, 1992
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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A snail-powered telegraph is demonstrated in France - October 2nd, 1851
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Little Golden Books begins publishing - October 1st, 1942
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Joseph Marion Hernández becomes the first Hispanic person elected to Congress - September 30th, 1822
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Cyanide-laced Tylenol kills multiple people - September 29th, 1982
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination - September 28th, 1885
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is published - September 27th, 1962
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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A beloved dolphin becomes the first individual sea creature protected by law - September 26th, 1904
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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The first museum survey of American pop art debuts - September 25th, 1962
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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The prophet Muhammad completes his Hegira - September 24th, 622
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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FDR defends his dog in a speech- September 23rd, 1944
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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The first Farm Aid concert is held in Champaign, Illinois - September 22nd, 1985
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published in London - September 21st, 1937
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Ferdinand Magellan sets sail on the first successful journey to circumnavigate the globe - September 20th, 1519
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote - September 19th, 1893
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Scott Joplin granted copyright for his "Maple Leaf Rag" - September 18th, 1899
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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A San Francisco resident proclaims himself Emperor of the United States of America - September 17th, 1859
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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A Scottish golfer scores the first recorded hole-in-one - September 16th, 1869
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Muhammad Ali wins his third and final world heavyweight championship - September 15th, 1978
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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The Great Fire of Moscow begins as Napoleon enters the city and retreating Russians burn it - September 14th, 1812
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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The Straw Hat Riot begins in New York City as people protest the right to wear straw hats - September 13th, 1922
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Four teens discover 17,000-year-old cave drawings - September 12th, 1940
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Florence Chadwick becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions- September 11th, 1951
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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The Lattimer Massacre - September 10th, 1897
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Alexander Twilight becomes the first African American to receive a BA degree - September 9th, 1823
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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First appearance of the comic strip "Blondie" - September 8th, 1930
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Rap artist Tupac Shakur shot multiple times - September 7th, 1996
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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King Charles II spends a day hiding in an oak tree - September 6th, 1651
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show" premieres on television - September 5th, 1976
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera - September 4th, 1888
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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Wilderness Act signed into U.S. law - September 3rd, 1964
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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The Principality of Sealand is established - September 2nd, 1967
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Emma Nutt becomes the first female telephone operator - September 1st, 1878
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Tunguska event / First leap second added to UTC - June 30
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Moctezuma II died / Globe Theatre burned down - June 29
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Stonewall raid and riots / "The Amos 'n' Andy Show" premiered - June 28
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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E.R. Braithwaite born / Joseph Smith assassinated - June 27
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Big Bill Broonzy born / Winnipeg general strike ended - June 26
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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First photo to illustrate newspaper report taken / Rainbow flag flown for first time - June 25
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Dancing mania outbreak / Siamese Revolution of 1932 - June 24
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Battle of Zacatecas / Sholes, Glidden, and Soulé awarded typewriter patent - June 23
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Galileo sentenced by Inquisition / Octavia E. Butler born - June 22
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Ferris wheel debuted / Jean-Paul Sartre born - June 21
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Siege of the Legation Quarter began / "Jaws" released - June 20
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Abolition of slavery announced in Texas (Juneteenth) / Joshua Nkomo born - June 19
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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Kasato Maru arrived at Santos / Canterbury monks observed lunar event - June 18
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Mumtaz Mahal died / Wairau Incident - June 17
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Valentina Tereshkova became first woman in space / Abraham Lincoln gave House Divided speech - June 16
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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General Slocum disaster / László Bíró patented ballpoint pen in Britain - June 15
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Bear Flag Revolt began / Trade Unions Act passed in Canada - June 14
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Luis W. Alvarez born / First Pentagon Papers excerpts printed in NY Times - June 13
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Anne Frank born / Djuna Barnes born - June 12
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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Occupation of Alcatraz ended / Broad Street Riot - June 11
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Myall Creek massacre / African National Congress published Mandela's message - June 10
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Bertha von Suttner born / Donald Duck debuted - June 9
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Nick Út took “napalm girl” photo / Laki eruption began - June 8
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Paul Blobel (of Aktion 1005) executed / Gwendolyn Brooks born - June 7
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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"Tetris" released / Kamehameha III assumes throne - June 6
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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First AIDS report / Pancho Villa born - June 5
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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Government junta of Chile began / Emily Davison trampled - June 4
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Zoot Suit Riots began / Memphis Minnie born - June 3
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Pemulwuy died / Surveyor 1 landed on moon - June 2
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Isabella Baumfree took name Sojourner Truth / Heimlich Maneuver published - June 1
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Samuel Pepys' last diary entry / Roman catacombs rediscovered - May 31
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May 31, 2021 |
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First known summit of Mount Everest / Republic of Biafra established - May 30
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May 30, 2021 |
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Solar eclipse helped prove general relativity / Fall of Constantinople - May 29
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May 29, 2021 |
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Ruby Payne-Scott born / Eliza Ann Gardner born - May 28
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May 28, 2021 |
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Battle of Tsushima / Chrysler Building completed - May 27
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May 27, 2021 |
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Frankie Manning born / "Dracula" published - May 26
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May 26, 2021 |
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Organisation of African Unity founded / Rosario Castellanos born - May 25
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May 25, 2021 |
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First Eurovision Song Contest / Leon Trotsky assassination attempt - May 24
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May 24, 2021 |
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Second Defenestration of Prague / Seventeen Point Agreement signed - May 23
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May 23, 2021 |
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Great Chilean Earthquake / Lassen Peak erupted - May 22
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May 22, 2021 |
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White Night riots / Great Atlanta Fire - May 21
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May 21, 2021 |
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Amelia Earhart began solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic / Cuba gained independence from U.S. - May 20
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May 20, 2021 |
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Lorraine Hansberry born / New England's Dark Day - May 19
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May 19, 2021 |
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Antikythera mechanism discovered / Jackie Cochran broke sound barrier - May 18
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May 18, 2021 |
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First Kentucky Derby / Ground broke on CERN lab - May 17
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May 17, 2021 |
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First Academy Awards ceremony / May 16 Notification issued - May 16
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May 16, 2021 |
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Mickey and Minnie Mouse debuted / Maria Reiche born - May 15
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May 15, 2021 |
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Israel created / Last witchcraft trial in U.S. - May 14
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May 14, 2021 |
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Philadelphia MOVE bombing / Great Comet of 1861 discovered - May 13
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May 13, 2021 |
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Dorothy Hodgkin born / Konrad Zuse unveils Z3 - May 12
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May 12, 2021 |
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Diamond Sutra printed / William Grant Still born - May 11
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May 11, 2021 |
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Astor Place Riot / Charleston Riot of 1919 - May 10
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May 10, 2021 |
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First public demonstration of the Kinetoscope / Thomas Blood attempted Crown Jewels theft - May 9
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May 09, 2021 |
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Sétif and Guelma massacre began / Buddhist crisis began - May 8
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May 08, 2021 |
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Munch's 'The Scream' recovered / Cult of the Supreme Being established - May 7
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May 07, 2021 |
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Katie Sandwina born / Chinese Exclusion Act signed - May 6
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May 06, 2021 |
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Indian Vaccination Act / Stratton brothers trial began - May 5
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May 05, 2021 |
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May Fourth Incident / Haymarket affair - May 4
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May 04, 2021 |
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"Raja Harischandra" released / Edo period ended - May 3
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May 03, 2021 |
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Isabel González born / First ascent of Shishapangma - May 2
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May 02, 2021 |
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Cato Street Conspirators executed / "Species Plantarum" published - May 1
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May 01, 2021 |
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Bristol Bus Boycott / K-19 commissioned - April 30
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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First African-American college chartered / Los Angeles Riots began - April 29
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Fanny and Stella arrested / Mutiny on the Bounty - April 28
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Sultana explosion / Jessie Redmon Fauset born - April 27
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Chernobyl disaster / Shapley-Curtis debate - April 26
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Watson and Crick's article on discovery of DNA's structure published / Ella Fitzgerald born - April 25
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Kinder Scout mass trespass / Armenian Genocide began - April 24
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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New Coke introduced / Bavarian beer purity law issued - April 23
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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TV coverage of McCarthy hearings began / Chlorine gas released at Second Battle of Ypres - April 22
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Mattachine Society "sip-in" / Daily Mail published 'surgeon's photograph' - April 21
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" anti-immigration speech / League of Nations dissolved - April 20
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Oliver Haugh executed by electric chair / Pratt Street Riot - April 19
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery / Zimbabwe gained independence - April 18
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Constantin von Economo announced the spread of encephalitis lethargica / Peak District became UK's first national park - April 17
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun born / First passenger rail service in India opened - April 16
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Tiananmen Square protests began / Apollo 13 reached farthest distance from Earth - April 15
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Violet Jessop survived sinking Titanic / Bussa's Rebellion - April 14
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Colfax massacre / CIA authorizes MK-Ultra - April 13
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Yuri Gagarin became first person in space / First animal patented in the U.S. - April 12
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Idi Amin deposed / Percy Lavon Julian born - April 11
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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Statute of Anne went into effect / Mount Tambora eruption peaked - April 10
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Apr 10, 2021 |
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Mary Winston Jackson born / African Methodist Episcopal Church founded - April 9
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Venus de Milo discovered / Helen Joseph born - April 8
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Rwandan Genocide began / Tito proclaimed Yugoslav president for life - April 7
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Dred and Harriet Scott filed petitions to sue for freedom / Leonora Carrington born - April 6
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Pocahontas married John Rolfe / Ripple Rock explosion - April 5
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave Beyond Vietnam speech / Margaret Oliphant born - April 4
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Pony express founded / Jeju Uprising began - April 3
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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Sverdlovsk anthrax leak / Bombing of Naco - April 2
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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First TV picture from space / Wangari Maathai born - April 1
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Hays Code ratified / Jack Johnson born - March 31
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Dr. Crawford Long first used ether anesthesia / Meter defined - March 30
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Sepoy Rebellion / Malagasy Uprising began - March 29
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Fred Hoyle coined "big bang" / Three Mile Island accident - March 28
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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"Typhoid Mary" Mallon quarantined for final time / Good Friday earthquake - March 27
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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The "Gerry-mander" was born / Elsa Brändström born - March 26
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire / Saturn's moon Titan discovered - March 25
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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1921 Women's Olympiad began / Exxon Valdez oil spill - March 24
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Henry "Box" Brown mailed himself to freedom / Walter Rodney born - March 23
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Yuan Shikai abdicated / Anne Hutchinson excommunicated - March 22
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Alcatraz closed / West Bank epidemic began - March 21
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Fred Rogers was born / Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 approved - March 20
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Harlem Riot of 1935 / Sagrada Família construction began - March 19
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist / First spacewalk - March 18
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Bayard Rustin born / Phone call in Dugway Sheep Incident - March 17
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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My Lai Massacre / Gustav III shot - March 16
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Julius Caesar assassinated / Ogaden War ended - March 15
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte received an M.D. / Gold Standard Act signed - March 14
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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Deaf President Now protest ended / Fall of Nojpetén - March 13
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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Salt March began / Girl Scouts founded - March 12
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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First public basketball game / First case of Spanish flu reported in U.S. - March 11
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Lillian Wald born / Courrières mine disaster - March 10
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Barbie doll introduced / Battle of Columbus - March 9
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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February Revolution Began / Suez Canal reopened - March 8
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Bloody Sunday in Selma / 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu - March 7
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Cassie Chadwick trial started / Dmitri Mendeleev presented periodic table - March 6
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Boston Massacre / Nikola Tesla ball lightning explanation - March 5
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Hindenburg's first flight / Miriam Makeba born - March 4
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Delta Sigma Theta's first public act / Americans find oil in Saudi Arabia - March 3
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Last attempted assassination of Queen Victoria / First test flight of the Concorde - March 2
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Lindbergh baby kidnapped / First U.S. census - March 1
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Tichborne trial ended / Olof Palme assassinated - Feb. 28
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Letter published on discovery of the neutron / Wounded Knee Incident began - Feb. 27
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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First jazz recording made / General public first saw Kinemacolor - Feb. 26
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Hiram Revels became first African-American U.S. senator / Corazon Aquino became president of Philippines - Feb. 25
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Marbury v. Madison decided / Rebecca Lee Crumpler passed final oral exams - Feb. 24
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine trials began / Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush began - Feb. 23
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Members of White Rose executed / Zitkála-Šá born - Feb. 22
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Malcolm X assassinated / Nina Simone born - February 21
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Ansel Adams born / Angelina Grimké born - February 20
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 / 'The Feminine Mystique' published - Feb. 19
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Pluto discovered / Audre Lorde born - Feb. 18
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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The Armory Show opened in New York City / Weenen massacre - Feb. 17
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Fidel Castro sworn in as Cuban prime minister / First synthetic diamonds made - February 16
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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John "Black" Caesar died / Distant Early Warning Line legislation signed - February 15
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Telephone Patent Dispute began / Asbestos strike began - February 14
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Massacre of Glencoe / Sarojini Naidu born - February 13
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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NAACP founded / Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrested - February 12
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Emma Goldman arrested / BBC broadcasts first sci-fi program - February 11
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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St. Scholastica Day Riots began / Deep Blue won first chess game against world champion - February 10
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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The Mud March / Carmen Miranda born - February 9
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Dawes Act signed into law / Leo Baekeland announced Bakelite - February 8
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Negro History Week launched / Bonfire of the Vanities - February 7
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Treaty of Waitangi signed / Organized immigration of free Black people from U.S. to Africa - February 6
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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New Hermitage Museum opened to public / Tybee Bomb lost - February 5
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Codex Sinaiticus identified / M62 coach bombing - February 4
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Deadliest snowstorm in recorded history / Batepá massacre - February 3
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Alexander Selkirk rescued / James Joyce's 'Ulysses' published - February 2
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Greensboro sit-ins began / Langston Hughes born - February 1
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Battle of George Square riots / Renia Spiegel's first diary entry - January 31
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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Final Beatles performance (rooftop) / Revenge of the 47 Ronin - January 30
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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Karl Benz patented the Motorwagen / Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' first published - January 29
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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"Pride and Prejudice" published / Panama City destroyed by fire - January 28
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Liberation of Auschwitz / Arne Næss born - January 27
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Cascadia Earthquake of 1700 struck off the Pacific Northwest coast / Rum Rebellion began - January 26
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Nellie Bly's round-the-world trip ended / First Winter Olympics - January 25
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Maria Tallchief born / Krueger introduced canned beer - January 24
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female M.D. in the United States / Shaanxi earthquake - January 23
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Dr. Curtis Welch sent an urgent telegram asking for diphtheria serum / Apple Macintosh "1984" ad - January 22
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Irish War of Independence began / Sophia Jex-Blake born - January 21
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Iran Hostage Crisis Ended / Battle of Yungay - January 20
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Zimmermann Telegram Sent / Iva Toguri D'Aquino pardoned - January 19
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Gilles Garnier Convicted of Lycanthropy / Jim Thorpe's medals restored - January 18
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii Overthrown / First recorded C section in the U.S. - January 17
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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18th Amendment Ratified / Saint Marcellus's Flood - January 16
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Boston Molasses Flood / Sofya Kovalevskaya born - January 15
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech / "The Bell Jar" published - January 14
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Nika Riots / Tompkins Square Park riot - January 13
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Schoolhouse Blizzard / Zanzibar Revolution - January 12
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Oral arguments in Hernandez v. Texas / British invade Zululand - January 11
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Caesar crossed the Rubicon / "Metropolis" released - January 10
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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First modern circus / Discovery of first confirmed exoplanets announced - January 9
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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Karl M. Baer legally recognized as male / German Coast Uprising began - January 8
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Marian Anderson at the Metropolitan Opera / Khmer Rouge overthrown - January 7
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Night of the Big Wind / Alfred Wegener presented hypothesis of continental drift - January 6
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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King C. Gillette born / Elizabeth Cotten born - January 5
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Topsy the Elephant electrocuted / Louis Braille born - January 4
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Lucretia Mott born / Joseph Jenkins Roberts became first president of Liberia - January 3
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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New Planet Vulcan announced / Duquesne Spy Ring sentenced - January 2
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Jan 02, 2021 |
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Lorenzo de' Medici born / Frankenstein published - January 1
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Theodosia Burr Alston disappeared / Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan borough president - December 31
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Iroquois Theater Fire / Edwin Hubble announced existence of other galaxies - December 30
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Wounded Knee Massacre / Guatemalan Civil War ended - December 29
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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First Paid Public Screening of Lumière Brothers Films / Earl Hines born - December 28
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Carry Nation smashed the bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, KS / Laws of Burgos instituted - December 27
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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First Kwanzaa Celebrated / Mary Somerville born - December 26
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Dec 26, 2020 |
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Halley's Comet Returned as Predicted / Baptist War began - December 25
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Silent Night' performed for the first time / Eggnog Riot - December 24
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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First successful living-donor kidney transplantation / Andes Flight Disaster survivors rescued - December 23
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Alfred Dreyfus Convicted / Itō Hirobumi became first prime minister of Japan - December 22
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Pan Am Flight 103 Bombed / Fredonian Rebellion - December 21
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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South Carolina Seceded / Doña Paz ferry disaster - December 20
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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"A Christmas Carol" Published / First Indochina War began - December 19
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Piltdown Man's "Discovery" Announced / The Nutcracker premiered - December 18
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Saturnalia / Aztec Sun Stone rediscovered - December 17
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Boston Tea Party / An Lushan Rebellion began - December 16
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Sitting Bull Killed / Emilio Jacinto born - December 15
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Roald Amundsen Reaches the South Pole / Patent issued for first interactive electronic game - December 14
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Ibn Battuta Completes His Travelogue / Ella Baker born - December 13
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Oaks Colliery Explosion / Dr. George F. Grant received patent for golf tee - December 12
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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Louis XVI Indicted for Treason / Lufthansa heist - December 11
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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300 Million Yen Robbery / Brown Dog Riots peaked - December 10
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Cretan Autonomous State Established / Smallpox eradication certified - December 9
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Christina of Sweden born / Camille Claudel born - December 8
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Pearl Harbor Attack / Instant replay debuted - December 7
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Halifax Disaster / Nefertiti bust unearthed - December 6
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Mary Celeste Spotted Adrift / Great Smog of London - December 5
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Dec 05, 2020 |
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Rainer Maria Rilke Born / Edith Cavell born - December 4
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Kapenguria Six Trial Began / Battle of the Eureka Stockade - December 3
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Monroe Doctrine / Bhopal disaster - December 2
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Her Seat / Christine Jorgensen's gender confirmation surgery announced - December 1
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Elizabeth I Delivered Golden Speech / Sylacauga meteorite hit woman - November 30
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Zong Massacre / Whitman Massacre - November 29
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Anne Bonny and Mary Read Convicted / First pulsar detected - November 28
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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George Moscone and Harvey Milk Assassinated / Berners Street Hoax - November 27
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Archaeologists Entered King Tut's Tomb / Southern Television broadcast interruption - November 26
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Mirabal Sisters Assassinated / First U.S. patent for whole-body X-ray scanner - November 25
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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D.B. Cooper Disappeared with Ransom Money / Bessie Blount born - November 24
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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St. John Slave Insurrection / José Clemente Orozco born - November 23
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Blackbeard Killed / Cutty Sark launched - November 22
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Mayflower Compact / Piltdown Man hoax exposed in press - November 21
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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A Whale Sank the Essex / Zumbi executed - November 20
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Indira Gandhi Born / Pelé scored 1000th goal - November 19
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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"Steamboat Willie" Released / Standard Railway Time launched in U.S. and Canada - November 18
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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H.H. Holmes Arrested / Molly Spotted Elk born - November 17
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Battle of Cajamarca / LSD first synthesized - November 16
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Sherman's March to the Sea / Pedro II deposed - November 15
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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BBC Began Daily Radio Broadcasting / Policarpa Salavarrieta executed - November 14
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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Bloody Sunday in London / Eva Zeisel born - November 13
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Baha'u'llah born / Bhola cyclone made landfall in East Pakistan - November 12
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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World War I Armistice / Abul Kalam Azad born - November 11
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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The Wilmington Coup / British retaliate in Battle of Surabaya - November 10
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Kristallnacht / Great Northeast Blackout - November 9
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Wilhelm Roentgen Observed X-Rays / New Orleans General Strike began - November 8
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Bolshevik Revolution / First set of Palmer Raids began - November 7
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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U.N. Condemned Apartheid / Weapons-grade plutonium first created - November 6
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Shirley Chisholm Elected to Congress / Ida Tarbell born - November 5
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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St. Clair's Defeat / First nationally televised presidential debate in the U.S. - November 4
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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John Willis Menard Elected to Congress / Olympe de Gouges executed - November 3
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Marie Antoinette born / BBC began regular, public, high-definition TV service - November 2
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Sistine Chapel Ceiling Opened to the Public / Carlisle Indian School opened - November 1
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Luther Posted Ninety-five Theses / Zebra crossing introduced - October 31
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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War of the Worlds Broadcast / Rumble in the Jungle - October 30
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded / Star of India gem heist - October 29
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Czechoslovak Republic Proclaimed / Oxi Day - October 28
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Extermination Order / Theodore Roosevelt born - October 27
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral / Australia returned ownership of Uluru-Kata Tjuta to Anangu - October 26
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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SS Princess Sophia Sank / Zinoviev letter published in Daily Mail - October 25
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Iceland's Women’s Day Off Strike - October 24
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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War of Jenkins' Ear / First reconnaissance mission in airplane - October 23
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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The Great Disappointment of the Millerites / Supremes became 1st all-female group with No. 1 album - October 22
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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First Modern Planetarium Opened / Dedan Kimathi captured in Mau Mau Uprising - October 21
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Saturday Night Massacre / Johnny Bright incident - October 20
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Attack on the National Palace in Guatemala / Marguerite Perey born - October 19
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Battle of Mabila / First commercial transistor radio announced - October 18
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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London Beer Flood - October 17
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Oct 17, 2020 |
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Fists Raised During Olympic Games / Palace of Westminster fire - October 16
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Mata Hari Executed / Gregorian Calendar introduced - October 15
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Trial of Mary, Queen of Scots Began / Chuck Yeager piloted supersonic flight - October 14
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Revival of Modern Hebrew Began / Miracle of the Sun - October 13
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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First Use of the Iron Lung / First Oktoberfest began - October 12
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Vatican II Opened / Second Boer War began - October 11
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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Lyudmila Pavlichenko Died / Wuchang Uprising - October 10
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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Che Guevara Executed / Joshua Stoddard patented the calliope - October 9
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Alvin York Captured Machine Gun Nest / Marina Tsvetaeva born - October 8
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Desmond Tutu Born / Most lopsided college football game ever - October 7
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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First Peacetime Train Robbery in U.S. / Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina - October 6
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Women's March on Versailles / Jarrow March began - October 5
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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First Paris-Istanbul Run of the Orient Express / Sputnik's launch inspired satellite navigation systems - October 4
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Italy invaded the Ethiopian Empire / Tula, leader of the Curaçao Slave Revolt, executed - October 3
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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Perejil (Parsley) Massacre Began / "The Obedience of a Christian Man" published - October 2
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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People's Republic of China Formed / 30 September Movement assassinated Indonesian army generals - October 1
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Boeing 747 Introduced / Rumi born - September 30
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Rudolf Diesel Died / Kyshtym disaster - September 29
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Suleiman's Siege of Vienna Began / Bud Powell born - September 27
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Johnny Appleseed Born / Winsor McCay born - September 26
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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Treaty of York / Peter Jackson won Australian Heavyweight Boxing Championship - September 25
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Benedict Arnold Escaped / Túpac Amaru executed - September 24
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Victoria Woodhull Born / Nintendo founded - September 23
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Shaka Killed / Junko Tabei born - September 22
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Alexandria of Bavaria Died / "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial - September 21
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Battle of the Sexes / First Cannes Film Festival - September 20
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Ötzi the Iceman Discovered / First fully contained underground nuclear test - September 19
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Constantine the Great united the Roman Empire / First chiropractic adjustment - September 18
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Camp David Accords / Frida Kahlo's bus accident - September 17
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Grito de Dolores / East German balloon escape - September 16
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Crash at Crush / 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing - September 15
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Death of U.S. President William McKinley / Constance Baker Motley born - September 14
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Phineas Gage Struck with a Tamping Iron / Great fire of Smyrna started - September 13
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Elope / Haile Selassie deposed - September 12
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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Vivekananda's Speech on Hinduism / Hope Diamond stolen - September 11
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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DNA Fingerprinting Discovered / Abebe Bikila became first Black African Olympic gold medalist - September 10
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Attica Prison Uprising Began / Hanapepe Massacre - September 9
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Delano Grape Strike Began / Michelangelo's David unveiled in Florence - September 8
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Pirate Raid on the Ganj-i-Sawai / Last captive thylacine died - September 7
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Candia Massacre / Buddy Bolden born - September 6
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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"Hippie" Used in Print / Igor Gouzenko defected to Canada - September 5
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Sep 05, 2020 |
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Peekskill Riots / Pearl Street Station began generating electricity - September 4
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Whitestone Hill Massacre / Dagen H - September 3
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Great Fire of London / Rock Springs Massacre - September 2
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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S-5 Submarine Catastrophe / Libyan coup d'état - September 1
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Jack the Ripper's Canonical First Murder / Lee Kuan Yew declared de facto independence - August 31
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Lancelot 'Capability' Brown Baptized / Moravia brought cholera to U.S. - August 30
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Publicly Defended Homosexuality / Wendell Scott born - August 29
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Aug 29, 2020 |
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Emmett Till Murdered / Carrington event - August 28
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Battle of Ambos Nogales Began / Eruption of Krakatau peaked - August 27
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Declaration of the Rights of the Man / Mother Teresa born - August 26
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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The Great Moon Hoax Began / Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters first meeting - August 25
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Vesuvius Destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum / Tuskegee Syphilis Study investigation announced - August 24
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Sacco and Vanzetti Executed / Norrmalmstorg robbery - August 23
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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First Geneva Convention Signed / Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910 signed - August 22
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Aug 22, 2020 |
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Haitian Revolution Began / Vincenzo Peruggia stole "Mona Lisa" - August 21
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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The White Lion Brought Enslaved Africans to Virginia / Darwin-Wallace paper on natural selection published - August 20
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Philo Farnsworth Born / Mary Ellen Pleasant born - August 19
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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19th Amendment Ratified / Pendle witch trials began - August 18
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Lynching of Leo Frank / Marcus Garvey born - August 17
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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The First Transatlantic Telegraph Message / Dole Air Race - August 16
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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Indian Independence / Wow! signal received - August 15
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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Mainz Psalter Published / "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" released - August 14
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Opha May Johnson Became The First Woman to Enlist in the Marine Corps / Margaret Tafoya born - August 13
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Isaac Singer Patented a Sewing Machine / Last quagga died - August 12
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Anne Lister Wrote Her First Diary Entry / Watts Riots began - August 11
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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The Pueblo Revolt Began / Louvre opened as museum - August 10
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Born / Construction began on Leaning Tower of Pisa - August 9
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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The Battle of Amiens / 8888 Uprising - August 8
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Was Passed / Kon-Tiki arrived at Raroia atoll - August 7
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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The U.S. Bombed Hiroshima / First website went live to public - August 6
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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The Women Airforce Service Pilots Was Formed / Gowrie Conpsiracy - August 5
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Lizzie Borden's Parents Were Murdered / Germany Schaefer stole first base - August 4
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Jesse Owens Won His First Olympic Gold Medal / La Scala opera house inaugurated - August 3
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Hitler Became Führer / Berta Lutz born - August 2
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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Caroline Herschel Discovered a Comet / Jackie Ormes born - August 1
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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Alhambra Decree Issued / Germany deployed fighters against Night Witches - July 31
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Digger's Republic of Klipdrift Founded / Giorgio Vasari born - July 30
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Confederate Spy Belle Boyd Arrested / Arc de Triomphe inaugurated - July 29
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Peru Declared Independence / Beatrix Potter born - July 28
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Korean Armistice Signed / Thermidorian Reaction - July 27
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Liberia Declared Independence / "Unua Libro" first published - July 26
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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U.S. Invaded Puerto Rico / First person born via IVF - July 25
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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Eastland Disaster / Agnes Meyer Driscoll born - July 24
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Egyptian Revolution / Ford sold first automobile - July 23
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Selman Waksman Born / Emma Lazarus born - July 22
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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John Scopes Found Guilty / Crete earthquake - July 21
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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First Special Olympics / Apollo 11 landed on the moon - July 20
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Seneca Falls Convention / Red Summer riots in Washington, D.C. - July 19
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Great Fire of Rome / Football War cease-fire - July 18
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Jul 18, 2020 |
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Romanov Family Executed / Mary Leakey discovered Paranthropus boisei skull - July 17
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett Born / Elizabeth Jennings removed from streetcar in New York - July 16
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Spanish Inquisition Disbanded / Maggie L. Walker born - July 15
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Gertrude Bell Born / Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring passed - July 14
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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New York Draft Riots Began / First FIFA World Cup - July 13
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Bisbee Deportation / William Walker usurped Nicaraguan presidency - July 12
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Zheng He's First Voyage / Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition began - July 11
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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Nikola Tesla Born / Nicolás Guillén born - July 10
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Constitutionalist Revolution / Great Train Wreck of 1918 - July 9
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Published / Roswell Incident press release issued - July 8
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Joan of Arc Posthumously Acquitted / First wrapped, automatically sliced loaves of bread sold - July 7
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Richard the Lionheart Inherited the Throne / Piper Alpha disaster - July 6
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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London Match Girls' Strike Began / Dolly the Sheep born - July 5
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Leaves of Grass Published / Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars - July 4
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Jul 04, 2020 |
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Phaistos Disc Discovered / World speed record for steam locomotive set - July 3
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Amistad Rebellion / Patrice Lumumba born - July 2
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Ignaz Semmelweis Born / Ghana declared a republic - July 1
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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First leap second added to UTC - June 30, 1972
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Globe Theatre burned down - June 29, 1613
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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"The Amos 'n' Andy Show" premiered - June 28, 1951
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Joseph Smith assassinated - June 27, 1844
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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Winnipeg general strike ended - June 26, 1919
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Rainbow flag flown for first time - June 25, 1978
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Siamese Revolution of 1932 - June 24, 1932
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Sholes, Glidden, and Soulé awarded typewriter patent - June 23, 1868
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Octavia E. Butler born - June 22, 1947
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Jean-Paul Sartre born - June 21, 1905
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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"Jaws" released - June 20, 1975
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Jun 20, 2020 |
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Joshua Nkomo born - June 19, 1917
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Canterbury monks observed lunar event - June 18, 1178
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Wairau Incident - June 17, 1843
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Abraham Lincoln gave House Divided speech - June 16, 1858
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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László Bíró patented ballpoint pen in Britain - June 15, 1938
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Trade Unions Act passed in Canada - June 14, 1872
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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First Pentagon Papers excerpts printed in NY Times - June 13, 1971
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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Djuna Barnes born - June 12, 1892
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Broad Street Riot - June 11, 1837
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Laki eruption began - June 8, 1783
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Gwendolyn Brooks born - June 7, 1917
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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Kamehameha III assumes throne - June 6, 1825
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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Pancho Villa born - June 5, 1878
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Emily Davison trampled - June 4, 1913
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Memphis Minnie born - June 3, 1897
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Surveyor 1 landed on moon - June 2, 1966
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Heimlich Maneuver published - June 1, 1974
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Roman catacombs rediscovered - May 31, 1578
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May 31, 2020 |
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Republic of Biafra established - May 30, 1967
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May 30, 2020 |
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Fall of Constantinople - May 29, 1453
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May 29, 2020 |
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Eliza Ann Gardner born - May 28, 1831
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May 28, 2020 |
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Chrysler Building completed - May 27, 1930
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May 27, 2020 |
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"Dracula" published - May 26, 1897
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May 26, 2020 |
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Rosario Castellanos born - May 25, 1925
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May 25, 2020 |
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Leon Trotsky assassination attempt - May 24, 1940
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May 24, 2020 |
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Seventeen Point Agreement signed - May 23, 1951
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May 23, 2020 |
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Lassen Peak erupted - May 22, 1915
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May 22, 2020 |
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Great Atlanta Fire - May 21, 1917
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May 21, 2020 |
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Cuba gained independence from U.S. - May 20, 1902
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May 20, 2020 |
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New England's Dark Day - May 19, 1780
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May 19, 2020 |
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Jackie Cochran broke sound barrier - May 18, 1953
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May 18, 2020 |
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Ground broke on CERN lab - May 17, 1954
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May 17, 2020 |
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May 16 Notification issued - May 16, 1966
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May 16, 2020 |
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Maria Reiche born - May 15, 1903
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May 15, 2020 |
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Last witchcraft trial in U.S. - May 14, 1878
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May 14, 2020 |
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Great Comet of 1861 discovered - May 13, 1861
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May 13, 2020 |
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Konrad Zuse unveils Z3 - May 12, 1941
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May 12, 2020 |
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William Grant Still born - May 11, 1895
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May 11, 2020 |
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Charleston Riot of 1919 - May 10, 1919
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May 10, 2020 |
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Thomas Blood attempted Crown Jewels theft - May 9, 1617
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May 09, 2020 |
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Buddhist crisis began - May 8, 1963
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May 08, 2020 |
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Cult of the Supreme Being established - May 7, 1794
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May 07, 2020 |
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Chinese Exclusion Act signed - May 6, 1882
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May 06, 2020 |
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Stratton brothers trial began - May 5, 1905
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May 05, 2020 |
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Haymarket affair - May 4, 1886
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May 04, 2020 |
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Edo period ended - May 3, 1868
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May 03, 2020 |
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First ascent of Shishapangma - May 2, 1964
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May 02, 2020 |
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"Species Plantarum" published - May 1, 1753
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May 01, 2020 |
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K-19 commissioned - April 30, 1961
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Los Angeles Riots began - April 29, 1992
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Mutiny on the Bounty - April 28, 1789
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Jessie Redmon Fauset born - April 27, 1882
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Shapley-Curtis debate - April 26, 1920
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Ella Fitzgerald born - April 25, 1917
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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Armenian Genocide began - April 24, 1914
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Bavarian beer purity law issued - April 23, 1516
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Chlorine gas released at Second Battle of Ypres - April 22, 1915
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Daily Mail published 'surgeon's photograph' - April 21, 1934
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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League of Nations dissolved - April 20, 1946
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Pratt Street Riot - April 19, 1861
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Zimbabwe gained independence - April 18, 1980
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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Peak District became UK's first national park - April 17, 1951
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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First passenger rail service in India opened - April 16, 1853
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Apollo 13 reached farthest distance from Earth - April 15, 1970
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Bussa's Rebellion - April 14, 1816
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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CIA authorizes MK-Ultra - April 13, 1953
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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First animal patented in the U.S. - April 12, 1988
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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Percy Lavon Julian born - April 11, 1899
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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Mount Tambora eruption peaked - April 10, 1815
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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African Methodist Episcopal Church founded - April 9, 1816
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Helen Joseph born - April 8, 1905
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Tito proclaimed Yugoslav president for life - April 7, 1963
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Leonora Carrington born - April 6, 1917
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Ripple Rock explosion - April 5, 1958
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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Margaret Oliphant born - April 4, 1828
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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Jeju Uprising began - April 3, 1948
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Bombing of Naco - April 2, 1929
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Wangari Maathai born - April 1, 1940
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Jack Johnson born - March 31, 1878
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Meter defined - March 30, 1791
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Malagasy Uprising began - March 29, 1947
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Three Mile Island accident - March 28, 1979
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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Good Friday earthquake - March 27, 1964
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Elsa Brändström born - March 26, 1888
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Saturn's moon Titan discovered - March 25, 1655
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Exxon Valdez oil spill - March 24, 1989
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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Walter Rodney born - March 23, 1942
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Anne Hutchinson excommunicated - March 22, 1638
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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West Bank epidemic began - March 21, 1983
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 approved - March 20, 1924
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Sagrada Família construction began - March 19, 1882
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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First spacewalk - March 18, 1965
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Phone call in Dugway Sheep Incident - March 17, 1968
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Gustav III shot - March 16, 1792
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Ogaden War ended - March 15, 1978
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Gold Standard Act signed - March 14, 1900
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Mar 14, 2020 |
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Fall of Nojpetén - March 13, 1697
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Girl Scouts founded - March 12, 1912
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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First case of Spanish flu reported in U.S. - March 11, 1918
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Courrières mine disaster - March 10, 1906
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Battle of Columbus - March 9, 1916
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Suez Canal reopened - March 8, 1957
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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7th March Speech of Bangabandhu - March 7, 1971
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Mar 07, 2020 |
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Dmitri Mendeleev presented periodic table - March 6, 1869
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Nikola Tesla ball lightning explanation - March 5, 1904
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Miriam Makeba born - Mar. 4, 1932
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Americans find oil in Saudi Arabia - Mar. 3, 1938
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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First test flight of the Concorde - Mar. 2, 1969
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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First U.S. census - Mar. 1, 1790
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Hattie McDaniel became first Black actor to win Oscar - Feb. 29, 1940
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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Olof Palme assassinated - Feb. 28, 1986
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Wounded Knee Incident began - Feb. 27, 1973
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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General public first saw Kinemacolor - Feb. 26, 1909
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Corazon Aquino became president of Philippines - Feb. 25, 1986
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler passed final oral exams - Feb. 24, 1864
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush began - Feb. 23, 1944
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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Zitkála-Šá born - Feb. 22, 1876
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Feb 22, 2020 |
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Nina Simone born - February 21, 1933
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Angelina Grimké born - February 20, 1805
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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'The Feminine Mystique' published - Feb. 19, 1963
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Audre Lorde born - Feb. 18, 1934
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Weenen massacre - Feb. 17, 1838
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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First synthetic diamonds made - February 16, 1953
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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Distant Early Warning Line legislation signed - February 15, 1954
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Feb 15, 2020 |
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Asbestos strike began - February 14, 1949
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Sarojini Naidu born - February 13, 1879
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrested - February 12, 1974
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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BBC broadcasts first sci-fi program - February 11, 1938
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Deep Blue won first chess game against world champion - February 10, 1996
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Carmen Miranda born - February 9, 1909
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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Leo Baekeland announced Bakelite - February 8, 1909
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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Bonfire of the Vanities - February 7, 1497
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Organized immigration of free Black people from U.S. to Africa - February 6, 1820
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Tybee Bomb lost - February 5, 1958
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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M62 coach bombing - February 4, 1964
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Batepá massacre - February 3, 1953
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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James Joyce's 'Ulysses' published - February 2, 1922
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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Langston Hughes born - February 1, 1902
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Feb 01, 2020 |
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Renia Spiegel's first diary entry - January 31, 1939
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Revenge of the 47 Ronin - January 30, 1703
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' first published - January 29, 1845
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Panama City destroyed by fire - January 28, 1671
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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Arne Næss born - January 27, 1912
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Rum Rebellion began - January 26, 1808
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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First Winter Olympics - January 25, 1924
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Jan 25, 2020 |
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Krueger introduced canned beer - January 24, 1935
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Shaanxi earthquake - January 23, 1556
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Apple Macintosh "1984" ad - January 22, 1984
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Sophia Jex-Blake born - January 21, 1840
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Battle of Yungay - January 20, 1839
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Iva Toguri D'Aquino pardoned - January 19, 1977
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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Jim Thorpe's medals restored - January 18, 1983
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Jan 18, 2020 |
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First recorded C section in the U.S. - January 17, 1794
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Saint Marcellus's Flood - January 16, 1362
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Sofya Kovalevskaya born - January 15, 1850
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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"The Bell Jar" published - January 14, 1963
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Tompkins Square Park riot - January 13, 1874
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Zanzibar Revolution - January 12, 1964
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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British invade Zululand - January 11, 1879
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Jan 11, 2020 |
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"Metropolis" released - January 10, 1927
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Discovery of first confirmed exoplanets announced - January 9, 1992
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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German Coast Uprising began - January 8, 1811
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Khmer Rouge overthrown - January 7, 1979
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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Alfred Wegener presented hypothesis of continental drift - January 6, 1912
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Elizabeth Cotten born - January 5, 1893
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Jan 05, 2020 |
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Louis Braille born - January 4, 1809
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Jan 04, 2020 |
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Joseph Jenkins Roberts became first president of Liberia - January 3, 1848
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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Duquesne Spy Ring sentenced - January 2, 1942
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Frankenstein published - January 1, 1818
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Theodosia Burr Alston Disappeared - Dec. 31, 1812
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan borough president - December 31, 1953
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Iroquois Theater Fire - Dec. 30, 1903
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Edwin Hubble announced existence of other galaxies - December 30, 1924
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Wounded Knee Massacre - Dec. 29, 1890
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Dec 29, 2019 |
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Guatemalan Civil War ended - December 29, 1996
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Dec 29, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: First Paid Public Screening of Lumière Brothers Films - Dec. 28, 1895
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Dec 28, 2019 |
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Earl Hines born - December 28, 1903
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Dec 28, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Carry Nation Smashed the Bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, KS - Dec. 27, 1900
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Dec 27, 2019 |
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Laws of Burgos instituted - December 27, 1512
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Dec 27, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: First Kwanzaa Celebrated - Dec. 26, 1966
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Mary Somerville born - December 26, 1867
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Halley's Comet Returned as Predicted - Dec. 25, 1758
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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Baptist War began - December 25, 1831
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Silent Night' performed for the first time - Dec. 24, 1818
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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Eggnog Riot - December 24, 1826
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: First successful living-donor kidney transplantation - Dec. 23, 1954
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Andes Flight Disaster survivors rescued - December 23, 1972
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Alfred Dreyfus Convicted - December 22, 1894
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Dec 22, 2019 |
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Itō Hirobumi became first prime minister of Japan - December 22, 1885
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Dec 22, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Pan Am Flight 103 Bombed - Dec. 21, 1988
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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Fredonian Rebellion - December 21, 1826
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: South Carolina Seceded - Dec. 20, 1860
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Doña Paz ferry disaster - December 20, 1987
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: "A Christmas Carol" Published - Dec. 19, 1843
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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First Indochina War began - December 19, 1946
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Piltdown Man's "Discovery" Announced - Dec. 18, 1912
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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The Nutcracker premiered - December 18, 1892
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Saturnalia - Dec. 17
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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Aztec Sun Stone rediscovered - December 17, 1790
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Boston Tea Party - Dec. 16, 1773
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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An Lushan Rebellion began - December 16, 755
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Sitting Bull Killed - Dec. 15, 1890
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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Emilio Jacinto born - December 15, 1875
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Roald Amundsen Reaches the South Pole - Dec. 14, 1911
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Dec 14, 2019 |
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Patent issued for first interactive electronic game - December 14, 1948
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Dec 14, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Ibn Battuta Completes His Travelogue - Dec. 13, 1355
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Ella baker born - December 13, 1903
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Oaks Colliery Explosion - Dec. 12, 1866
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Dr. George F. Grant received patent for golf tee - December 12, 1899
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Louis XVI Indicted for Treason - Dec. 11, 1792
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Lufthansa heist - December 11, 1978
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: 300 Million Yen Robbery - Dec. 10, 1968
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Brown Dog Riots peaked - December 10, 1907
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Cretan Autonomous State Established - Dec. 9, 1898
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Smallpox eradication certified - December 9, 1979
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Christina of Sweden born - Dec. 8, 1626
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Camille Claudel born - December 8, 1864
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Pearl Harbor Attack - Dec. 7, 1941
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Dec 07, 2019 |
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Instant replay debuted - December 7, 1963
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Dec 07, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Halifax Disaster - Dec. 6, 1917
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Nefertiti bust unearthed - December 6, 1912
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Mary Celeste Spotted Adrift - Dec. 5, 1872
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Great Smog of London - December 5, 1952
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Rainer Maria Rilke Born - Dec. 4, 1875
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Edith Cavell born - December 4, 1865
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Kapenguria Six Trial Began - Dec. 3, 1952
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Battle of the Eureka Stockade - December 3, 1854
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Monroe Doctrine - Dec. 2, 1823
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Bhopal disaster - December 2, 1984
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Her Seat - Dec. 1, 1955
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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Christine Jorgensen's gender confirmation surgery announced - December 1, 1952
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Elizabeth I Delivered Golden Speech - Nov. 30, 1601
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Nov 30, 2019 |
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Sylacauga meteorite hit woman - November 30, 1954
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Nov 30, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Zong Massacre - Nov. 29, 1781
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Whitman Massacre - November 29, 1847
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Anne Bonny and Mary Read Convicted - November 28, 1720
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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First pulsar detected - November 28, 1967
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: George Moscone and Harvey Milk Assassinated - Nov. 27, 1978
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Berners Street Hoax - November 27, 1810
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Archaeologists Entered King Tut's Tomb - Nov. 26, 1922
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Southern Television broadcast interruption - November 26, 1977
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Mirabal Sisters Assassinated - Nov. 25, 1960
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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First U.S. patent for whole-body X-ray scanner - November 25, 1975
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: D.B. Cooper Disappeared with Ransom Money - Nov. 24, 1971
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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Bessie Blount born - November 24, 1914
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: St. John Slave Insurrection - Nov. 23, 1733
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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José Clemente Orozco born - November 23, 1883
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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Blackbeard Killed - Nov. 22, 1718
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Cutty Sark launched - November 22, 1869
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Mayflower Compact - Nov. 21, 1620
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Piltdown Man hoax exposed in press - November 21, 1953
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: A Whale Sank the Essex - Nov. 20, 1820
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Zumbi executed - November 20, 1695
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Indira Gandhi Born - Nov. 19, 1917
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Pelé scored 1000th goal - November 19, 1969
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: "Steamboat Willie" Released - Nov. 18, 1928
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Standard Railway Time launched in U.S. and Canada - November 18, 1883
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: H.H. Holmes Arrested - Nov. 17, 1894
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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Molly Spotted Elk born - November 17, 1903
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Battle of Cajamarca - Nov. 16, 1532
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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LSD first synthesized - November 16, 1938
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Sherman's March to the Sea - Nov. 15, 1864
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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Pedro II deposed - November 15 1889
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: BBC Began Daily Radio Broadcasting - Nov. 14, 1922
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Policarpa Salavarrieta executed - November 14, 1817
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Last Year's Lesson: Bloody Sunday in London - Nov. 13, 1887
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Eva Zeisel born - November 13, 1906
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Bhola cyclone made landfall in East Pakistan - November 12, 1970
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Abul Kalam Azad born - November 11, 1888
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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British retaliate in Battle of Surabaya - November 10, 1945
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Great Northeast Blackout - November 9, 1965
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Nov 09, 2019 |
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New Orleans General Strike began - November 8, 1892
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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First set of Palmer Raids began - November 7, 1919
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Weapons-grade plutonium first created - November 6, 1944
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Ida Tarbell born - November 5, 1857
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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First nationally televised presidential debate in the U.S. - November 4, 1956
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Olympe de Gouges executed - November 3, 1793
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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BBC began regular, public, high-definition TV service - November 2, 1936
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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Carlisle Indian School opened - November 1, 1879
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Zebra crossing introduced - October 31, 1951
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Rumble in the Jungle - October 30, 1974
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Star of India gem heist - October 29, 1940
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Oxi Day - October 28, 1940
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Theodore Roosevelt born - October 27, 1858
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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Australia returned ownership of Uluru-Kata Tjuta to Anangu - October 26, 1985
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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Zinoviev letter published in Daily Mail - October 25, 1924
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Women's Day Off in Iceland - October 24, 1975
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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First reconnaissance mission in airplane - October 23, 1911
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Supremes became 1st all-female group with No. 1 album - October 22, 1966
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Dedan Kimathi captured in Mau Mau Uprising - October 21, 1956
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Johnny Bright incident - October 20, 1951
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Marguerite Perey born - October 19, 1909
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Oct 19, 2019 |
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First commercial transistor radio announced - October 18, 1954
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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London Beer Flood - October 17, 1814
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Palace of Westminster fire - October 16, 1834
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Gregorian Calendar introduced - October 15, 1582
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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Chuck Yeager piloted supersonic flight - October 14, 1947
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Miracle of the Sun - October 13, 1917
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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First Oktoberfest began - October 12, 1810
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Oct 12, 2019 |
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Second Boer War began - October 11, 1899
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Wuchang Uprising - October 10, 1911
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Joshua Stoddard patented the calliope - October 9, 1855
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Marina Tsvetaeva born - October 8, 1892
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Most lopsided college football game ever - October 7, 1916
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina - October 6, 1908
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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Jarrow March began - October 5, 1936
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Oct 05, 2019 |
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Sputnik's launch inspired satellite navigation systems - October 4, 1957
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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Tula, leader of the Curaçao Slave Revolt, executed - October 3, 1795
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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"The Obedience of a Christian Man" published - October 2, 1528
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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30 September Movement assassinated Indonesian army generals - October 1, 1965
|
Oct 01, 2019 |
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Rumi born - September 30, 1207
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Kyshtym disaster - September 29, 1957
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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Spaghetti House siege - September 28, 1975
|
Sep 28, 2019 |
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Bud Powell born - September 27, 1924
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Winsor McCay born - September 26, year unknown
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Peter Jackson won Australian Heavyweight Boxing Championship - September 25, 1886
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Túpac Amaru executed - September 24, 1572
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Nintendo founded - September 23, 1889
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Junko Tabei born - September 22, 1939
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial - September 21, 1897
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Sep 21, 2019 |
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First Canne Film Festival - September 20, 1946
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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First fully contained underground nuclear test - September 19, 1957
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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First chiropractic adjustment - September 18, 1895
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Frida Kahlo's bus accident - September 17, 1925
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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East German balloon escape - September 16, 1979
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing - September 15, 1963
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Sep 15, 2019 |
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Constance Baker Motley born - September 14, 1921
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Sep 14, 2019 |
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Great fire of Smyrna started - September 13, 1922
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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Haile Selassie deposed - September 12, 1974
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Hope Diamond was stolen - September 11, 1792
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Abebe Bikila became first Black African Olympic gold medalist - September 10, 1960
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Hanapepe Massacre - September 9, 1924
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Michelangelo's David unveiled in Florence - September 8, 1504
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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Last captive thylacine died - September 7, 1936
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Sep 07, 2019 |
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Buddy Bolden born - September 6, 1877
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Igor Gouzenko defected to Canada - September 5, 1945
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Pearl Street Station began generating electricity - September 4, 1882
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Dagen H - September 3, 1967
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Rock Springs Massacre - September 2, 1885
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Libyan coup d'état - September 1, 1969
|
Sep 01, 2019 |
|
Lee Kuan Yew declared de facto independence - August 31, 1963
|
Aug 31, 2019 |
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Steamship Moravia cholera epidemic - Aug 30, 1892
|
Aug 30, 2019 |
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Wendell Scott born - August 29, 1921
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Carrington event - August 28, 1859
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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Eruption of Krakatau peaked - August 27, 1883
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Mother Teresa born - August 26, 1910
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters first meeting - August 25, 1925
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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Tuskegee Syphilis Study investigation announced - August 24, 1972
|
Aug 24, 2019 |
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Norrmalmstorg robbery - August 23, 1973
|
Aug 23, 2019 |
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Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910 signed - August 22, 1910
|
Aug 22, 2019 |
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Vincenzo Peruggia stole "Mona Lisa" - August 21, 1911
|
Aug 22, 2019 |
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Darwin-Wallace paper on natural selection published - August 20, 1858
|
Aug 20, 2019 |
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Mary Ellen Pleasant born - August 19, 1814
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Pendle witch trials began - August 18, 1612
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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Marcus Garvey born - August 17, 1887
|
Aug 17, 2019 |
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Dole Air Race - August 16, 1927
|
Aug 16, 2019 |
|
Wow! signal received - August 15, 1977
|
Aug 15, 2019 |
|
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" released - August 14, 1975
|
Aug 14, 2019 |
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Margaret Tafoya born - August 13, 1904
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Last quagga died - August 12, 1883
|
Aug 12, 2019 |
|
Watts Riots began - August 11, 1965
|
Aug 11, 2019 |
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Louvre opened as museum - August 10, 1793
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Aug 10, 2019 |
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Construction began on Leaning Tower of Pisa - August 9, 1173
|
Aug 09, 2019 |
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8888 Uprising - August 8, 1988
|
Aug 08, 2019 |
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Kon-Tiki arrived at Raroia atoll - August 7, 1947
|
Aug 07, 2019 |
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First website went live to public - August 6, 1991
|
Aug 06, 2019 |
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Gowrie Conpsiracy - August 5, 1600
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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Germany Schaefer stole first base - August 4, 1911
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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La Scala opera house inaugurated - August 3, 1778
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Aug 03, 2019 |
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Berta Lutz born - August 2, 1874
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Jackie Ormes born - August 1, 1911
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Germany deployed fighters against Night Witches - July 31, 1943
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Giorgio Vasari born - July 30, 1511
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Arc de Triomphe inaugurated - July 29, 1836
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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Beatrix Potter born - July 28, 1866
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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Thermidorian Reaction - July 27, 1794
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Jul 27, 2019 |
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"Unua Libro" first published - July 26, 1887
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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First person born via IVF - July 25, 1978
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Agnes Meyer Driscoll born - July 24, 1889
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Ford sold first automobile - July 23, 1903
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Emma Lazarus born - July 22, 1849
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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Crete earthquake - July 21, 365 C.E.
|
Jul 21, 2019 |
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Apollo 11 landed on the moon - July 20, 1969
|
Jul 20, 2019 |
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Red Summer riots in Washington, D.C. - July 19, 1919
|
Jul 19, 2019 |
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Football War cease-fire - July 18, 1969
|
Jul 18, 2019 |
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Mary Leakey discovered Paranthropus boisei skull - July 17, 1959
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Elizabeth Jennings removed from streetcar in New York - July 16, 1854
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Maggie L. Walker born - July 15, 1864
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Jul 15, 2019 |
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Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring passed - July 14, 1933
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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First FIFA World Cup - July 13, 1930
|
Jul 13, 2019 |
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William Walker usurped Nicaraguan presidency - July 12, 1856
|
Jul 12, 2019 |
|
Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition began - July 11, 1897
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Jul 11, 2019 |
|
Nicolás Guillén born - July 10, 1902
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Jul 10, 2019 |
|
Great Train Wreck of 1918 - July 9, 1918
|
Jul 09, 2019 |
|
Roswell Incident press release issued - July 8, 1947
|
Jul 08, 2019 |
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First wrapped, automatically sliced loaves of bread sold - July 7, 1928
|
Jul 07, 2019 |
|
Piper Alpha disaster - July 6, 1988
|
Jul 06, 2019 |
|
Dolly the Sheep born - July 5, 1996
|
Jul 05, 2019 |
|
Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars - July 4, 1997
|
Jul 04, 2019 |
|
World speed record for steam locomotive set - July 3, 1938
|
Jul 03, 2019 |
|
Patrice Lumumba born - July 2, 1925
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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Ghana declared a republic - July 1, 1960
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Tunguska event - June 30, 1908
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Moctezuma II died - June 29, 1520
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Jun 29, 2019 |
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Stonewall raid and riots - June 28, 1969
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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E.R. Braithwaite born - June 27, 1912
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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Big Bill Broonzy born - June 26, 1893 or 1903
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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First photo to illustrate newspaper report taken - June 25, 1848
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Dancing mania outbreak - June 24, 1374
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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Battle of Zacatecas - June 23, 1914
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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Galileo sentenced by Inquisition - June 22, 1633
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Jun 22, 2019 |
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Ferris wheel debuted - June 21, 1893
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Siege of the Legation Quarter began - June 20, 1900
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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Abolition of slavery announced in Texas (Juneteenth) - June 19, 1865
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Kasato Maru arrived at Santos - June 18, 1908
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Mumtaz Mahal died - June 17, 1631
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Jun 17, 2019 |
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Valentina Tereshkova became first woman in space - June 16, 1963
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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General Slocum disaster - June 15, 1904
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Jun 15, 2019 |
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Bear Flag Revolt began - June 14, 1846
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Luis W. Alvarez born - June 13, 1911
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Anne Frank born - Jun 12, 1929
|
Jun 12, 2019 |
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Occupation of Alcatraz ended - June 11, 1971
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Myall Creek massacre - June 10, 1838
|
Jun 10, 2019 |
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Bertha von Suttner born - June 9, 1843
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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Nick Út took “napalm girl” photo - June 8, 1972
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Jun 08, 2019 |
|
Paul Blobel (of Aktion 1005) executed - June 7, 1951
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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"Tetris" released - June 6, 1984
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Jun 06, 2019 |
|
First AIDS report - June 5, 1981
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Jun 05, 2019 |
|
Government junta of Chile began - June 4, 1932
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Jun 04, 2019 |
|
Zoot Suit Riots began - June 3, 1943
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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Pemulwuy died - June 2, 1802
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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Isabella Baumfree took name Sojourner Truth - June 1, 1843
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Jun 01, 2019 |
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Samuel Pepys' last diary entry - May 31, 1669
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May 31, 2019 |
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First known summit of Mount Everest - May 30, 1953
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May 30, 2019 |
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Solar eclipse helped prove general relativity - May 29, 1919
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May 29, 2019 |
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Ruby Payne-Scott born - May 28, 1912
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May 28, 2019 |
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Battle of Tsushima - May 27, 1905
|
May 27, 2019 |
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Frankie Manning born - May 26, 1914
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May 26, 2019 |
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Organization of African Unity founded - May 25,1963
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May 25, 2019 |
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First Eurovision Song Contest - May 24, 1956
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May 24, 2019 |
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Second Defenestration of Prague - May 23, 1618
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May 23, 2019 |
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Great Chilean Earthquake - May 22, 1960
|
May 22, 2019 |
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White Night riots - May 21, 1979
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May 21, 2019 |
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Amelia Earhart began solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic - May 20, 1932
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May 20, 2019 |
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Lorraine Hansberry born - May 19, 1930
|
May 19, 2019 |
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Antikythera mechanism discovered - May 18, 1902
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May 18, 2019 |
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First Kentucky Derby - May 17, 1875
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May 17, 2019 |
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First Academy Awards ceremony - May 16, 1929
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May 16, 2019 |
|
Mickey and Minnie Mouse debuted - May 15, 1928
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May 15, 2019 |
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Israel created - May 14, 1948
|
May 14, 2019 |
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Philadelphia MOVE bombing - May 13, 1985
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May 13, 2019 |
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Dorothy Hodgkin born - May 12, 1910
|
May 12, 2019 |
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Diamond Sutra printed - May 11, 868
|
May 11, 2019 |
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Astor Place Riot - May 10, 1849
|
May 10, 2019 |
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First public demonstration of the Kinetoscope - May 9, 1893
|
May 09, 2019 |
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Sétif and Guelma massacre began - May 8, 1945
|
May 08, 2019 |
|
Munch's 'The Scream' recovered - May 7, 1994
|
May 07, 2019 |
|
Katie Sandwina born - May 6, 1884
|
May 06, 2019 |
|
Indian Vaccination Act - May 5, 1832
|
May 05, 2019 |
|
May Fourth Incident - May 4, 1919
|
May 04, 2019 |
|
"Raja Harischandra" released - May 3, 1913
|
May 03, 2019 |
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Isabel González born - May 2, 1882
|
May 02, 2019 |
|
Cato Street Conspirators executed - May 1, 1820
|
May 01, 2019 |
|
Bristol Bus Boycott - April 30, 1963
|
Apr 30, 2019 |
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First African-American college chartered - April 29, 1854
|
Apr 29, 2019 |
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Fanny and Stella arrested - April 28, 1870
|
Apr 28, 2019 |
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Sultana explosion - April 27, 1865
|
Apr 27, 2019 |
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Chernobyl disaster - April 26, 1986
|
Apr 26, 2019 |
|
Watson and Crick's article on discovery of DNA's structure published - April, 25 1953
|
Apr 25, 2019 |
|
Kinder Scout mass trespass - April 24, 1932
|
Apr 24, 2019 |
|
New Coke introduced - April 23, 1985
|
Apr 23, 2019 |
|
TV coverage of McCarthy hearings began - April 22, 1954
|
Apr 22, 2019 |
|
Mattachine Society "sip-in" - April 21, 1966
|
Apr 21, 2019 |
|
Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" anti-immigration speech - April 20, 1968
|
Apr 20, 2019 |
|
Oliver Haugh executed by electric chair - April 19, 1907
|
Apr 19, 2019 |
|
Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery - April 18, 1688
|
Apr 18, 2019 |
|
Constantin von Economo announced the spread of encephalitis lethargica - April 17, 1917
|
Apr 17, 2019 |
|
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun born - April 16, 1755
|
Apr 16, 2019 |
|
Tiananmen Square protests began - April 15, 1989
|
Apr 15, 2019 |
|
Violet Jessop survived sinking Titanic - April 14, 1912
|
Apr 14, 2019 |
|
Colfax massacre - April 13, 1873
|
Apr 13, 2019 |
|
Yuri Gagarin became first person in space - April 12, 1961
|
Apr 12, 2019 |
|
Idi Amin deposed - April 11, 1979
|
Apr 11, 2019 |
|
Statute of Anne went into effect - April 10, 1710
|
Apr 10, 2019 |
|
Mary Winston Jackson born - April 9, 1921
|
Apr 09, 2019 |
|
Venus de Milo discovered - April 8, 1820
|
Apr 08, 2019 |
|
Rwandan Genocide began - April 7, 1994
|
Apr 07, 2019 |
|
Dred and Harriet Scott filed petitions to sue for freedom - April 6, 1846
|
Apr 06, 2019 |
|
Pocahontas married John Rolfe - April 5, 1614
|
Apr 05, 2019 |
|
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers Beyond Vietnam speech - April 4, 1967
|
Apr 04, 2019 |
|
Pony express founded - April 3, 1860
|
Apr 03, 2019 |
|
Sverdlovsk anthrax leak - April 2, 1979
|
Apr 02, 2019 |
|
First TV picture from space - April 1, 1960
|
Apr 01, 2019 |
|
Hays Code ratified - March 31, 1930
|
Mar 31, 2019 |
|
Dr. Crawford Long first used ether anesthesia - March 30, 1842
|
Mar 30, 2019 |
|
Sepoy Rebellion - March 29, 1857
|
Mar 29, 2019 |
|
Fred Hoyle coined "big bang" - March 28, 1949
|
Mar 28, 2019 |
|
"Typhoid Mary" Mallon quarantined for final time - March 27, 1915
|
Mar 27, 2019 |
|
"The Gerry-mander" was born - March 26, 1812
|
Mar 26, 2019 |
|
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - March 25, 1911
|
Mar 25, 2019 |
|
1921 Women's Olympiad began - March 24, 1921
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Mar 24, 2019 |
|
Henry "Box" Brown mailed himself to freedom - March 23, 1849
|
Mar 23, 2019 |
|
Yuan Shikai abdicated - March 22, 1916
|
Mar 22, 2019 |
|
Alcatraz closed - March 21, 1963
|
Mar 21, 2019 |
|
Fred Rogers was born - March 20, 1928
|
Mar 20, 2019 |
|
Harlem Riot of 1935 - March 19, 1935
|
Mar 19, 2019 |
|
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist - March 18, 1990
|
Mar 18, 2019 |
|
Bayard Rustin born - March 17, 1912
|
Mar 17, 2019 |
|
My Lai Massacre - March 16, 1968
|
Mar 16, 2019 |
|
Julius Caesar assassinated - March 15, 44 B.C.E.
|
Mar 15, 2019 |
|
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte received an M.D. - March 14, 1889
|
Mar 14, 2019 |
|
Deaf President Now protest ended - March 13, 1988
|
Mar 13, 2019 |
|
Salt March began - March 12, 1930
|
Mar 12, 2019 |
|
First public basketball game - March 11, 1892
|
Mar 11, 2019 |
|
Lillian Wald born - March 10, 1867
|
Mar 10, 2019 |
|
Barbie doll introduced - March 9, 1959
|
Mar 09, 2019 |
|
February Revolution Began - March 8, 1917
|
Mar 08, 2019 |
|
Bloody Sunday in Selma - March 7, 1965
|
Mar 07, 2019 |
|
Cassie Chadwick trial started - March 6, 1905
|
Mar 06, 2019 |
|
Boston Massacre - March 5, 1770
|
Mar 05, 2019 |
|
Hindenburg's first flight - March 4, 1936
|
Mar 04, 2019 |
|
Delta Sigma Theta's First Public Act - March 3, 1913
|
Mar 03, 2019 |
|
Last attempted assassination of Queen Victoria - March 2, 1882
|
Mar 02, 2019 |
|
Lindbergh baby kidnapped - March 1, 1932
|
Mar 01, 2019 |
|
Tichborne trial ended - Feb. 28, 1874
|
Feb 28, 2019 |
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Letter published on discovery of the neutron - Feb. 27, 1932
|
Feb 27, 2019 |
|
First jazz recording made - Feb. 26, 1917
|
Feb 26, 2019 |
|
Hiram Revels became first African-American U.S. senator - Feb. 25, 1870
|
Feb 25, 2019 |
|
Marbury v. Madison decided - Feb. 24, 1803
|
Feb 24, 2019 |
|
Dr. Jonas Salk's Polio Vaccine Trials Began - Feb. 23, 1954
|
Feb 23, 2019 |
|
Members of White Rose executed - Feb. 22, 1943
|
Feb 22, 2019 |
|
Malcolm X assassinated - Feb. 21, 1965
|
Feb 21, 2019 |
|
Ansel Adams born - Feb. 20, 1902
|
Feb 20, 2019 |
|
Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 - Feb. 19, 1942
|
Feb 19, 2019 |
|
Pluto discovered - Feb. 18, 1930
|
Feb 18, 2019 |
|
The Armory Show opened in New York City - Feb. 17, 1913
|
Feb 17, 2019 |
|
Fidel Castro sworn in as Cuban prime minister - Feb. 16, 1959
|
Feb 16, 2019 |
|
John "Black" Caesar died - Feb. 15, 1796
|
Feb 15, 2019 |
|
Telephone Patent Dispute began - Feb. 14, 1876
|
Feb 14, 2019 |
|
Massacre of Glencoe - Feb. 13, 1692
|
Feb 13, 2019 |
|
NAACP founded - Feb. 12, 1909
|
Feb 12, 2019 |
|
Emma Goldman arrested - Feb. 11, 1916
|
Feb 11, 2019 |
|
St. Scholastica Day Riots began - Feb. 10, 1355
|
Feb 10, 2019 |
|
The Mud March - Feb. 9, 1907
|
Feb 09, 2019 |
|
Dawes Act Signed into Law - Feb. 8, 1887
|
Feb 08, 2019 |
|
Negro History Week launched - Feb. 7, 1926
|
Feb 07, 2019 |
|
Treaty of Waitangi signed - Feb. 6, 1840
|
Feb 06, 2019 |
|
New Hermitage Museum opened to public - Feb. 5, 1852
|
Feb 05, 2019 |
|
Codex Sinaiticus identified - Feb. 4, 1859
|
Feb 04, 2019 |
|
Deadliest snowstorm in recorded history - Feb. 3, 1972
|
Feb 03, 2019 |
|
Alexander Selkirk rescued - Feb. 2, 1709
|
Feb 02, 2019 |
|
Greensboro sit-ins began - Feb. 1, 1960
|
Feb 01, 2019 |
|
Battle of George Square riots - Jan. 31, 1919
|
Jan 31, 2019 |
|
Final Beatles performance - Jan. 30, 1969
|
Jan 30, 2019 |
|
Karl Benz patented the Motorwagen - Jan. 29, 1886
|
Jan 29, 2019 |
|
"Pride and Prejudice" published - Jan. 28, 1813
|
Jan 28, 2019 |
|
Liberation of Auschwitz - Jan. 27 1945
|
Jan 27, 2019 |
|
Cascadia Earthquake of 1700 struck off the Pacific Northwest coast - Jan. 26, 2019
|
Jan 26, 2019 |
|
Nellie Bly's round-the-world trip ended - Jan. 25, 1890
|
Jan 25, 2019 |
|
Maria Tallchief born - Jan. 24, 1925
|
Jan 24, 2019 |
|
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first female M.D. in the United States - Jan. 23, 1849
|
Jan 23, 2019 |
|
Dr. Curtis Welch sent an urgent telegram asking for diphtheria serum - Jan. 22, 1925
|
Jan 22, 2019 |
|
Irish War of Independence began - Jan. 21, 1919
|
Jan 21, 2019 |
|
Iran Hostage Crisis Ended - Jan. 20, 1981
|
Jan 20, 2019 |
|
Zimmermann Telegram Sent - Jan. 19, 1917
|
Jan 19, 2019 |
|
Gilles Garnier Convicted of Lycanthropy - Jan. 18, 1573
|
Jan 18, 2019 |
|
Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii Overthrown - Jan. 17, 1893
|
Jan 17, 2019 |
|
18th Amendment Ratified - Jan. 16, 1919
|
Jan 16, 2019 |
|
Boston Molasses Flood - Jan. 15, 1919
|
Jan 15, 2019 |
|
George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech - Jan. 14, 1963
|
Jan 14, 2019 |
|
Nika Riots - Jan. 13, 532
|
Jan 13, 2019 |
|
Schoolhouse Blizzard - Jan. 12, 1888
|
Jan 12, 2019 |
|
Oral Arguments in Hernandez v. Texas - Jan. 11, 1954
|
Jan 11, 2019 |
|
Caesar Crossed the Rubicon - Jan. 10, 49 BCE
|
Jan 10, 2019 |
|
First Modern Circus - Jan. 9, 1768
|
Jan 09, 2019 |
|
Karl M. Baer Legally Recognized as Male - Jan.8, 1907
|
Jan 08, 2019 |
|
Marian Anderson at the Metropolitan Opera - Jan. 7, 1955
|
Jan 07, 2019 |
|
Night of the Big Wind - Jan. 6, 1839
|
Jan 06, 2019 |
|
King C. Gillette Born - Jan. 5, 1855
|
Jan 05, 2019 |
|
Topsy the Elephant Electrocuted - Jan. 4, 1903
|
Jan 04, 2019 |
|
Lucretia Mott Born - Jan. 3, 1793
|
Jan 03, 2019 |
|
New Planet Vulcan Announced - Jan. 2, 1860
|
Jan 02, 2019 |
|
Lorenzo de' Medici Born - Jan. 1, 1449
|
Jan 01, 2019 |
|
Theodosia Burr Alston Disappeared - Dec. 31, 1812
|
Dec 31, 2018 |
|
Iroquois Theater Fire - Dec. 30, 1903
|
Dec 30, 2018 |
|
Wounded Knee Massacre - Dec. 29, 1890
|
Dec 29, 2018 |
|
First Paid Public Screening of Lumière Brothers Films - Dec. 28, 1895
|
Dec 28, 2018 |
|
Carry Nation Smashed the Bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, KS - Dec. 27, 1900
|
Dec 27, 2018 |
|
First Kwanzaa Celebrated - Dec. 26, 1966
|
Dec 26, 2018 |
|
Halley's Comet Returned as Predicted - Dec. 25, 1758
|
Dec 25, 2018 |
|
Silent Night' performed for the first time - Dec. 24, 1818
|
Dec 24, 2018 |
|
First successful living-donor kidney transplantation - Dec. 23, 1954
|
Dec 23, 2018 |
|
Alfred Dreyfus Convicted - December 22, 1894
|
Dec 22, 2018 |
|
Pan Am Flight 103 Bombed - Dec. 21, 1988
|
Dec 21, 2018 |
|
South Carolina Seceded - Dec. 20, 1860
|
Dec 20, 2018 |
|
"A Christmas Carol" Published - Dec. 19, 1843
|
Dec 19, 2018 |
|
Piltdown Man's "Discovery" Announced - Dec. 18, 1912
|
Dec 18, 2018 |
|
Saturnalia - Dec. 17
|
Dec 17, 2018 |
|
Boston Tea Party - Dec. 16, 1773
|
Dec 16, 2018 |
|
Sitting Bull Killed - Dec. 15, 1890
|
Dec 15, 2018 |
|
Roald Amundsen Reaches the South Pole - Dec. 14, 1911
|
Dec 14, 2018 |
|
Ibn Battuta Completes His Travelogue - Dec. 13, 1355
|
Dec 13, 2018 |
|
Oaks Colliery Explosion - Dec. 12, 1866
|
Dec 12, 2018 |
|
Louis XVI Indicted for Treason - Dec. 11, 1792
|
Dec 11, 2018 |
|
300 Million Yen Robbery - Dec. 10, 1968
|
Dec 10, 2018 |
|
Cretan Autonomous State Established - Dec. 9, 1898
|
Dec 09, 2018 |
|
Christina of Sweden born - Dec. 8, 1626
|
Dec 08, 2018 |
|
Pearl Harbor Attack - Dec. 7, 1941
|
Dec 07, 2018 |
|
Halifax Disaster - Dec. 6, 1917
|
Dec 06, 2018 |
|
Mary Celeste Spotted Adrift - Dec. 5, 1872
|
Dec 05, 2018 |
|
Rainer Maria Rilke Born - Dec. 4, 1875
|
Dec 04, 2018 |
|
Kapenguria Six Trial Began - Dec. 3, 1952
|
Dec 03, 2018 |
|
Monroe Doctrine - Dec. 2, 1823
|
Dec 02, 2018 |
|
Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Her Seat - Dec. 1, 1955
|
Dec 01, 2018 |
|
Elizabeth I Delivered Golden Speech - Nov. 30, 1601
|
Nov 30, 2018 |
|
Zong Massacre - Nov. 29, 1781
|
Nov 29, 2018 |
|
Anne Bonny and Mary Read Convicted - November 28, 1720
|
Nov 28, 2018 |
|
George Moscone and Harvey Milk Assassinated - Nov. 27, 1978
|
Nov 27, 2018 |
|
Archaeologists Entered King Tut's Tomb - Nov. 26, 1922
|
Nov 26, 2018 |
|
Mirabal Sisters Assassinated - Nov. 25, 1960
|
Nov 25, 2018 |
|
D.B. Cooper Disappeared with Ransom Money - Nov. 24, 1971
|
Nov 24, 2018 |
|
St. John Slave Insurrection - Nov. 23, 1733
|
Nov 23, 2018 |
|
Blackbeard Killed - Nov. 22, 1718
|
Nov 22, 2018 |
|
Mayflower Compact - Nov. 21, 1620
|
Nov 21, 2018 |
|
A Whale Sank the Essex - Nov. 20, 1820
|
Nov 20, 2018 |
|
Indira Gandhi Born - Nov. 19, 1917
|
Nov 19, 2018 |
|
"Steamboat Willie" Released - Nov. 18, 1928
|
Nov 18, 2018 |
|
H.H. Holmes Arrested - Nov. 17, 1894.
|
Nov 17, 2018 |
|
Battle of Cajamarca - Nov. 16, 1532
|
Nov 16, 2018 |
|
Sherman's March to the Sea - Nov. 15, 1864
|
Nov 15, 2018 |
|
BBC Began Daily Radio Broadcasting - Nov. 14, 1922
|
Nov 14, 2018 |
|
Bloody Sunday in London - Nov. 13, 1887
|
Nov 13, 2018 |
|
Baha'u'llah born - Nov. 12, 1817
|
Nov 12, 2018 |
|
World War I Armistice - Nov. 11, 1918
|
Nov 11, 2018 |
|
The Wilmington Coup - Nov. 10, 1898
|
Nov 10, 2018 |
|
Kristallnacht - Nov. 9, 1938
|
Nov 09, 2018 |
|
Wilhelm Roentgen Observed X-Rays - Nov. 8, 1895
|
Nov 08, 2018 |
|
Bolshevik Revolution - Nov. 7, 1917
|
Nov 07, 2018 |
|
U.N. Condemned Apartheid - Nov. 6, 1962
|
Nov 06, 2018 |
|
Shirley Chisholm Elected to Congress - Nov. 5, 1968
|
Nov 05, 2018 |
|
St. Clair's Defeat - Nov. 4, 1791
|
Nov 04, 2018 |
|
John Willis Menard Elected to Congress - Nov. 3, 1868
|
Nov 03, 2018 |
|
Marie Antoinette Born - Nov. 2, 1755
|
Nov 02, 2018 |
|
Sistine Chapel Ceiling Opened to the Public - Nov. 1, 1512
|
Nov 01, 2018 |
|
Luther Posted Ninety-five Theses - Oct. 31, 1517
|
Oct 31, 2018 |
|
War of the Worlds Broadcast - Oct. 30, 1938
|
Oct 30, 2018 |
|
Sir Walter Raleigh Beheaded - Oct. 29, 1618
|
Oct 29, 2018 |
|
Czechoslovak Republic Proclaimed - Oct. 28, 1918
|
Oct 28, 2018 |
|
Extermination Order - Oct. 27, 1838
|
Oct 27, 2018 |
|
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - Oct. 26, 1881
|
Oct 26, 2018 |
|
SS Princess Sophia Sank - Oct. 25, 1918
|
Oct 25, 2018 |
|
Iceland's Women’s Day Off Strike - Oct. 24, 1975
|
Oct 24, 2018 |
|
War of Jenkins' Ear - Oct. 23, 1739
|
Oct 23, 2018 |
|
The Great Disappointment of the Millerites - Oct. 22, 1844
|
Oct 22, 2018 |
|
First Modern Planetarium Opened - Oct. 21, 1923
|
Oct 21, 2018 |
|
Saturday Night Massacre - Oct. 20, 1973
|
Oct 20, 2018 |
|
Attack on the National Palace in Guatemala - Oct. 19, 1944
|
Oct 19, 2018 |
|
Battle of Mabila - Oct. 18, 1540
|
Oct 18, 2018 |
|
London Beer Flood - Oct. 17, 1814
|
Oct 17, 2018 |
|
Fists Raised During Olympic Games - Oct. 16, 1968
|
Oct 16, 2018 |
|
Mata Hari Executed - Oct. 15, 1917
|
Oct 15, 2018 |
|
Trial of Mary, Queen of Scots Began - Oct. 14, 1586
|
Oct 14, 2018 |
|
Revival of Modern Hebrew Began - Oct. 13, 1881
|
Oct 13, 2018 |
|
First Use of the Iron Lung - Oct. 12, 1928
|
Oct 12, 2018 |
|
Vatican II Opened - Oct. 11, 1962
|
Oct 11, 2018 |
|
Lyudmila Pavlichenko Died - Oct. 10, 1974
|
Oct 10, 2018 |
|
Che Guevara Executed - Oct. 9, 1967
|
Oct 09, 2018 |
|
Alvin York Captured Machine Gun Nest - Oct. 8, 1918
|
Oct 08, 2018 |
|
Desmond Tutu Born - Oct. 7, 1931
|
Oct 07, 2018 |
|
First Peacetime Train Robbery in U.S. - Oct. 6, 1866
|
Oct 06, 2018 |
|
Women's March on Versailles - Oct. 5, 1789
|
Oct 05, 2018 |
|
First Paris-Istanbul Run of the Orient Express - Oct. 4, 1883
|
Oct 04, 2018 |
|
Italy Invaded the Ethiopian Empire - Oct. 3, 1935
|
Oct 03, 2018 |
|
Perejil (Parsley) Massacre Began - Oct. 2, 1937
|
Oct 02, 2018 |
|
People's Republic of China Formed - Oct. 1, 1949
|
Oct 01, 2018 |
|
Boeing 747 Introduced - Sept. 30, 1968
|
Sep 30, 2018 |
|
Rudolf Diesel Died - Sept. 29, 1913
|
Sep 29, 2018 |
|
Lilian Bland Born - Sept. 28, 1878
|
Sep 28, 2018 |
|
Suleiman's Siege of Vienna Began - Sept. 27, 1529
|
Sep 27, 2018 |
|
Johnny Appleseed Born - Sept. 26, 1774
|
Sep 26, 2018 |
|
Treaty of York - Sept. 25, 1237
|
Sep 25, 2018 |
|
Benedict Arnold Escaped - Sept. 24, 1780
|
Sep 24, 2018 |
|
Victoria Woodhull Born - Sept. 23, 1838
|
Sep 23, 2018 |
|
Shaka Killed - Sept. 22, 1828
|
Sep 22, 2018 |
|
Alexandria of Bavaria Died - Sept. 21, 1875
|
Sep 21, 2018 |
|
Battle of the Sexes - Sept. 20, 1973
|
Sep 20, 2018 |
|
Ötzi the Iceman Discovered - Sept. 19, 1991
|
Sep 19, 2018 |
|
Constantine the Great United the Roman Empire - Sept. 18, 324
|
Sep 18, 2018 |
|
Camp David Accords - Sept. 17, 1978
|
Sep 17, 2018 |
|
Grito de Dolores - Sept. 16, 1810
|
Sep 16, 2018 |
|
Crash at Crush - Sept. 15, 1896
|
Sep 15, 2018 |
|
Death of U.S. President William McKinley - Sept. 14, 1901
|
Sep 14, 2018 |
|
Phineas Gage Struck with a Tamping Iron - Sept. 13, 1848
|
Sep 13, 2018 |
|
Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Elope - Sept. 12, 1846
|
Sep 12, 2018 |
|
Vivekananda's Speech on Hinduism - Sept. 11, 1893
|
Sep 11, 2018 |
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DNA Fingerprinting Discovered - Sept. 10, 1984
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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Attica Prison Uprising Began - Sept. 9, 1971
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Sep 09, 2018 |
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Delano Grape Strike Began - Sept. 8, 1965
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Sep 08, 2018 |
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Pirate Raid on the Ganj-i-Sawai - Sept. 7, 1695
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Sep 07, 2018 |
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Candia Massacre - Sept. 6, 1898
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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"Hippie" Used in Print - Sept. 5, 1965
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Peekskill Riots - Sept. 4, 1949
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Sep 04, 2018 |
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Whitestone Hill Massacre - Sept. 3, 1863
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Sep 03, 2018 |
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Great Fire of London - Sept. 2, 1666
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Sep 02, 2018 |
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S-5 Submarine Catastrophe - Sept. 1, 1920
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Sep 01, 2018 |
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Jack the Ripper Murdered his First Victim - Aug. 31, 1888
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Lancelot 'Capability' Brown Baptized - Aug. 30, 1716
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Publicly Defended Homosexuality, 1867
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Emmett Till Murdered - Aug. 28, 1955
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Aug 28, 2018 |
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Battle of Ambos Nogales Began - Aug. 27, 1918
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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Declaration of the Rights of the Man - Aug. 26, 1789
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Aug 26, 2018 |
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The Great Moon Hoax Began - Aug. 25, 1835
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Aug 25, 2018 |
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Vesuvius Destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum - Aug. 24, 79
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Aug 24, 2018 |
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Sacco and Vanzetti Executed - Aug. 23, 1927
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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First Geneva Convention Signed - Aug. 22, 1864
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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Haitian Revolution Began - Aug. 21, 1791
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Aug 21, 2018 |
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The White Lion Brought Enslaved Africans to Virginia - Aug. 20, 1619
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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Philo Farnsworth Born - Aug. 19, 1906
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Aug 19, 2018 |
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19th Amendment Ratified - Aug. 18, 1920
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Aug 18, 2018 |
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Lynching of Leo Frank - Aug. 17, 1915
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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The First Transatlantic Telegraph Message - Aug. 16, 1858
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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Indian Independence - Aug. 15, 1947
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Mainz Psalter Published - Aug. 14, 1457
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Aug 14, 2018 |
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Opha May Johnson Became The First Woman to Enlist in the Marine Corps - Aug. 13, 1918
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Aug 13, 2018 |
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Isaac Singer Patented a Sewing Machine - Aug. 12, 1851
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Aug 12, 2018 |
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Anne Lister Wrote Her First Diary Entry - Aug. 11, 1806
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Aug 11, 2018 |
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The Pueblo Revolt Began - Aug. 10, 1680
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Aug 10, 2018 |
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Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Born - August 9, 1757
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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The Battle of Amiens - August 8, 1918
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Was Passed - Aug. 7, 1964
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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The U.S. Bombed Hiroshima - August 6, 1945
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Aug 06, 2018 |
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The Women Airforce Service Pilots Was Formed - August 5, 1943
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Aug 05, 2018 |
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Lizzie Borden's Parents Were Murdered - Aug. 4, 1892
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Aug 04, 2018 |
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Jesse Owens Won His First Olympic Gold Medal - Aug. 3, 1936
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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Hitler Became Führer - Aug. 2, 1934
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Caroline Herschel Discovered a Comet - Aug. 1, 1786
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Alhambra Decree Issued - July 31, 1492
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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Digger's Republic of Klipdrift Founded - July 30, 1870
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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Confederate Spy Belle Boyd Arrested - July 29, 1862
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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Peru Declared Independence - July 28, 1821
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Jul 28, 2018 |
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Korean Armistice Signed - July 27, 1953
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Jul 27, 2018 |
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Liberia Declared Independence - July 26, 1847
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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U.S. Invaded Puerto Rico - July 25, 1898
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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Eastland Disaster - July 24, 1915
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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Egyptian Revolution - July 23, 1952
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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Selman Waksman Born - July 22, 1888
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Jul 22, 2018 |
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John Scopes Found Guilty - July 21, 1925
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Jul 21, 2018 |
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First Special Olympics - July 20, 1968
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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Seneca Falls Convention - July 19, 1848
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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Great Fire of Rome - July 18, 64
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Romanov Family Executed - July 17, 1918
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett Born - July 16, 1862
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Jul 16, 2018 |
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Spanish Inquisition Disbanded - July 15, 1834
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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Gertrude Bell Born - July 14, 1868
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Jul 14, 2018 |
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New York Draft Riots Began - July 13, 1863
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Bisbee Deportation - July 12, 1917
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Zheng He's First Voyage - July 11, 1405
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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Nikola Tesla Born - July 10, 1856
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Jul 10, 2018 |
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Constitutionalist Revolution - July 9, 1932
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Published - July 8, 1741
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Jul 08, 2018 |
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Joan of Arc Posthumously Acquitted - July 7, 1456
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Jul 07, 2018 |
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Richard the Lionheart Inherited the Throne - July 6, 1189
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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London Match Girls' Strike Began - July 5, 1888
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Leaves of Grass Published - July 4, 1855
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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Phaistos Disc Discovered - July 3, 1908
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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Amistad Rebellion - July 2, 1839
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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Ignaz Semmelweis Born - July 1, 1818
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Jul 01, 2018 |
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This Day In History Class: Trailer
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Jun 27, 2018 |