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01/24 A B-52 bomber carrying two 24 megaton bombs crashes at Goldsboro, |
01/24 A B-52 bomber carrying two 24 megaton bombs crashes at Goldsboro, |
North Carolina; 5 of 6 safety devices failed on one of them, 1961 |
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 Chaffee burned to death in Apollo 1, 1967 |
01/27 Vietnam War cease-fire signed, 1973 |
01/27 Vietnam War cease-fire signed, 1973 |
01/28 First ski tow, Woodstock VT, 1914 |
01/28 First ski tow, Woodstock VT, 1914 |
01/28 Space Shuttle Challenger (51-L) explodes 74 seconds after liftoff |
01/28 Space Shuttle Challenger (51-L) explodes 74 seconds after liftoff |
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02/29 French and Indian raid on Deerfield MA, 1704 |
02/29 French and Indian raid on Deerfield MA, 1704 |
03/01 Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrested for witchcraft |
03/01 Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrested for witchcraft |
in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692 |
in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692 |
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03/03 Gemini III launched with Virgil Grissom and John Young on board, 1965 |
03/04 First meeting of Congress, 1789, in N.Y.C. |
03/04 First meeting of Congress, 1789, in N.Y.C. |
03/06 Hindenburg explodes and burns upon landing at Lakehurst, NJ, 1939 |
03/06 Hindenburg explodes and burns upon landing at Lakehurst, NJ, 1939 |
03/13 "Striptease" introduced, Paris, 1894 |
03/13 "Striptease" introduced, Paris, 1894 |
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04/12 Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space, 1961 |
04/12 Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space, 1961 |
04/12 Space Shuttle Columbia launched, 1981 |
04/12 Space Shuttle Columbia launched, 1981 |
04/13 Laotian New Year (3 days) in Laos |
04/13 Laotian New Year (3 days) in Laos |
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04/13 Apollo 13 aborts moon landing due to oxygen tank explosion, 1970 |
04/14 Lincoln shot, 1865 |
04/14 Lincoln shot, 1865 |
04/14 Titanic hits iceberg and sinks, 1912 |
04/14 Titanic hits iceberg and sinks, 1912 |
04/15 Ray Kroc opens first McDonalds in Des Plaines, IL, 1955 |
04/15 Ray Kroc opens first McDonalds in Des Plaines, IL, 1955 |
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05/03 Anti-war protest disrupts business in Washington, 1971 |
05/03 Anti-war protest disrupts business in Washington, 1971 |
05/04 Four Kent State students are shot down by the National Guard, 1970 |
05/04 Four Kent State students are shot down by the National Guard, 1970 |
05/05 John Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, Dayton, TN, 1925 |
05/05 John Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, Dayton, TN, 1925 |
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05/05 Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space, 1961 |
05/07 Germany surrenders after WWII, 1945 |
05/07 Germany surrenders after WWII, 1945 |
05/08 US institutes mining of Haiphong Harbor, 1972 |
05/08 US institutes mining of Haiphong Harbor, 1972 |
05/09 94 degrees, New York, 1979 |
05/09 94 degrees, New York, 1979 |
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05/10 Nazi bookburning, 1933 |
05/10 Nazi bookburning, 1933 |
05/14 Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 |
05/14 Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 |
05/14 Nation of Israel proclaimed, 1948 |
05/14 Nation of Israel proclaimed, 1948 |
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05/14 Skylab (first U.S. space station) launched, 1972 |
05/15 Asylum for Inebriates founded, Binghamton NY, 1854 |
05/15 Asylum for Inebriates founded, Binghamton NY, 1854 |
05/17 24" rain in 11 hours, Pearl River, S. China, 1982 |
05/17 24" rain in 11 hours, Pearl River, S. China, 1982 |
05/17 Six SLA members killed in televised gun fight, 1974 |
05/17 Six SLA members killed in televised gun fight, 1974 |
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of a Soviet missile attack by the NORAD system. About a 100 B-52 |
of a Soviet missile attack by the NORAD system. About a 100 B-52 |
bombers were readied for take off along with the President's |
bombers were readied for take off along with the President's |
airborne command post before the error is detected, 1980 |
airborne command post before the error is detected, 1980 |
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06/03 Edward White becomes the first American to perform a "Space Walk", 1965 |
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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07/08 Liberty Bell cracks while being rung at funeral of John Marshall, 1835 |
07/08 Liberty Bell cracks while being rung at funeral of John Marshall, 1835 |
07/09 10-hour working day set by law, NH, 1847 |
07/09 10-hour working day set by law, NH, 1847 |
07/10 134 degrees in Death Valley, 1913 |
07/10 134 degrees in Death Valley, 1913 |
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07/11 Skylab enters Earth's atmosphere and is destroyed, 1979 |
07/12 Minimum wages established: 40 cents/hour, 1933 |
07/12 Minimum wages established: 40 cents/hour, 1933 |
07/13 Women first compete in Olympic games, 1908 |
07/13 Women first compete in Olympic games, 1908 |
07/16 Detonation of the first atomic bomb at Alamagordo, NM, 1945 |
07/16 Detonation of the first atomic bomb at Alamagordo, NM, 1945 |
07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
07/18 Ty Cobb gets 4000th base hit, 1927 |
07/18 Ty Cobb gets 4000th base hit, 1927 |
07/19 Five Massachusetts women executed for witchcraft, 1692 |
07/19 Five Massachusetts women executed for witchcraft, 1692 |
07/20 Armstrong and Aldrin land on moon, 1969 |
07/20 Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin land on moon, 1969 |
07/21 First Train Robbery, Jesse James gets $3000 near Adair, Iowa, 1873 |
07/21 First Train Robbery, Jesse James gets $3000 near Adair, Iowa, 1873 |
07/21 Vietnam divided at 17th parallel, 1954 |
07/21 Vietnam divided at 17th parallel, 1954 |
07/23 Ice cream cone introduced, St. Louis MO, 1904 |
07/23 Ice cream cone introduced, St. Louis MO, 1904 |
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12/15 Sitting Bull shot in head while submitting to arrest, 1890 |
12/15 Sitting Bull shot in head while submitting to arrest, 1890 |
12/20 U.S. buys ~1,000,000 sq. miles of Louisiana for ~$20/sq.mi. |
12/20 U.S. buys ~1,000,000 sq. miles of Louisiana for ~$20/sq.mi. |
12/24 KKK formed in Pulaski, Tenn, 1865 |
12/24 KKK formed in Pulaski, Tenn, 1865 |
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12/24 Apollo 8 first manned lunar orbit, 1968 |
12/26 DPMA founded, 1951 |
12/26 DPMA founded, 1951 |
12/27 APT report published, 1956 |
12/27 APT report published, 1956 |
12/27 Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845 |
12/27 Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845 |