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01/20 St. Agnes Eve (Ah, bitter chill it was...) |
01/20 St. Agnes Eve (Ah, bitter chill it was...) |
01/24 Eskimo Pie patented by Christian Nelson, 1922 |
01/24 Eskimo Pie patented by Christian Nelson, 1922 |
01/24 Gold discovered in California at Sutter's Mill, 1848 |
01/24 Gold discovered in California at Sutter's Mill, 1848 |
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01/24 A B-52 bomber carrying two 24 megaton bombs crashes at Goldsboro, |
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North Carolina; 5 of 6 safety devices failed on one of them, 1961 |
01/26 Sydney Aust. settled, 1788 |
01/26 Sydney Aust. settled, 1788 |
01/27 Grissom, White and Chaffe burned to death in Apollo 1, 1967 |
01/27 Grissom, White and Chaffe burned to death in Apollo 1, 1967 |
01/27 Vietnam War cease-fire signed, 1973 |
01/27 Vietnam War cease-fire signed, 1973 |
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05/30 US Marines sent to Nicaragua, 1912 |
05/30 US Marines sent to Nicaragua, 1912 |
06/02 Native Americans "granted" citizenship, 1924 |
06/02 Native Americans "granted" citizenship, 1924 |
06/03 Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969 |
06/03 Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969 |
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06/03 A 46-cent computer chip fails, causing the mistaken detection |
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of a Soviet missile attack by the NORAD system. About a 100 B-52 |
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bombers were readied for take off along with the President's |
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airborne command post before the error is detected, 1980 |
06/05 Robert Kennedy assassinated, 1968 |
06/05 Robert Kennedy assassinated, 1968 |
06/05 US leaves the Gold Standard, 1933 |
06/05 US leaves the Gold Standard, 1933 |
06/06 First drive-in movie, 1933 |
06/06 First drive-in movie, 1933 |