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01/10 Thomas Paine's Common Sense published, 1776 |
01/10 Thomas Paine's Common Sense published, 1776 |
01/11 Anniversary of the Peoples Republic of Albania |
01/11 Anniversary of the Peoples Republic of Albania |
01/11 De Hostos' Birthday in Puerto Rico |
01/11 De Hostos' Birthday in Puerto Rico |
01/11 Milk delivered in bottles for first time, 1878 |
01/11 Milk delivered in bottles for the first time, 1878 |
01/11 Prithvi Jayanti in Nepal |
01/11 Prithvi Jayanti in Nepal |
01/11 Surgeon General condemned cigarettes, 1964 |
01/11 Surgeon General condemned cigarettes, 1964 |
01/11 The Whiskey-A-Go-Go opens on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, 1963 |
01/11 The Whiskey-A-Go-Go opens on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, 1963 |
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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 |
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10/12 Bahama Natives discover Columbus of Europe lost on their shores, 1492 |
10/12 Bahama Natives discover Columbus of Europe lost on their shores, 1492 |
10/12 Khrushchev pounds his desk with shoe during a speech to the UN, 1960 |
10/12 Khrushchev pounds his desk with shoe during a speech to the UN, 1960 |
10/12 Man O'War's last race, 1920 |
10/12 Man O'War's last race, 1920 |
10/12 Native Americans discover Columbus of Europe lost on their shores, 1492 |
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10/13 Italy declares war on Germany, 1943 |
10/13 Italy declares war on Germany, 1943 |
10/13 U.S. Navy born, 1775, authorized by the Second Continental Congress |
10/13 U.S. Navy born, 1775, authorized by the Second Continental Congress |
10/14 Battle of Hastings won by William the Conqueror and the Normans, 1066 |
10/14 Battle of Hastings won by William the Conqueror and the Normans, 1066 |
10/14 Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier, 1947 |
10/14 Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier, 1947 |
10/15 First draft card burned, 1965 |
10/15 First draft card burned, 1965 |
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10/15 d.b.a. ("drink good stuff") opens in n.y.c., 1994 |
10/18 Boston Shoemakers form first U.S. labor org., 1648 |
10/18 Boston Shoemakers form first U.S. labor org., 1648 |
10/18 Soviets announce their probe took photos of the Moon's far side, 1959 |
10/18 Soviets announce their probe took photos of the Moon's far side, 1959 |
10/19 Mao Tse-tung establishes the People's Republic of China, 1949 |
10/19 Mao Tse-tung establishes the People's Republic of China, 1949 |