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 01/01   Castro expels Cuban President Batista, 1959  01/01   Castro expels Cuban President Batista, 1959
 01/01   Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech, 1947  01/01   Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech, 1947
 01/01   First Rose Bowl; Michigan 49 - Stanford 0, 1902  01/01   First Rose Bowl; Michigan 49 - Stanford 0, 1902
   01/02   First military deployment of helicopters (VS-300 by Igor Sikorsky),
           with a brittish american convoy, 1944
   01/02   Soviet rocket carrying Lunokhod-1 leaves the Earth's orbit
           the first time ever (though did not reach the moon), 1959
   01/03   After 218 years since discovery by europeans and 92 years after
           it was purchased from Russian Empire, Alaska becomes 49th state, 1959
 01/04   Quadrantid meteor shower (look north)  01/04   Quadrantid meteor shower (look north)
 01/05   -50 degrees F, Strawberry UT, 1913  01/05   -50 degrees F, Strawberry UT, 1913
 01/05   The FCC hears the first demonstration of FM radio, 1940  01/05   The FCC hears the first demonstration of FM radio, 1940
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 01/14   Julian Calendar New Year's Day  01/14   Julian Calendar New Year's Day
 01/14   The first "Be-In" is held in Golden Gate Park, 1967  01/14   The first "Be-In" is held in Golden Gate Park, 1967
 01/16   Prohibition begins, 1920  01/16   Prohibition begins, 1920
   01/18   Grey whale migration, California
 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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 01/31   "Ham" the chimpanzee soars into space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2, 1961  01/31   "Ham" the chimpanzee soars into space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2, 1961
 01/31   Explorer I launched, 1958.  Van Allen Belt discovered  01/31   Explorer I launched, 1958.  Van Allen Belt discovered
 01/31   Irving Langmuir, 1881, invented tungsten filament lamp  01/31   Irving Langmuir, 1881, invented tungsten filament lamp
   01/31   Dmitry Mendeleev, 1865, established optimal alcohol-water mixture ratio
           in his PhD work on alcohol-water mixtures
 02/01   First TV soap: Secret Storm, 1954  02/01   First TV soap: Secret Storm, 1954
 02/01   Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) explodes prior to landing, 2003  02/01   Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) explodes prior to landing, 2003
 02/01   Forces led by Khomeini take over Iran, 1979  02/01   Forces led by Khomeini take over Iran, 1979
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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
   03/02   Blackthorn winds (New England)
 03/03   Gemini III launched with Virgil Grissom and John Young on board, 1965  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
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 03/15   Buzzards return to Hinckley OH  03/15   Buzzards return to Hinckley OH
 03/15   France assumes protectorate over Vietnam, 1874  03/15   France assumes protectorate over Vietnam, 1874
 03/15   Watts, Los Angeles, riots kill two, injure 25, 1966  03/15   Watts, Los Angeles, riots kill two, injure 25, 1966
 03/16   First liquid-fuel-powered rocket flight, 1926  
 03/16   MyLai Massacre; 300 non-combatant villagers killed by U.S. infantrymen  03/16   MyLai Massacre; 300 non-combatant villagers killed by U.S. infantrymen
 03/16   Robert Goddard launches first liquid-fueled rocket, Auburn MA, 1926  03/16   Robert Goddard launches first liquid-fueled rocket, Auburn MA, 1926
 03/17   Vanguard I launched, 1958.  Earth proved pear-shaped  03/17   Vanguard I launched, 1958.  Earth proved pear-shaped
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 03/28   First reaction thrust motor demonstration, 1883  03/28   First reaction thrust motor demonstration, 1883
 03/28   Three Mile Island releases radioactive gas, 1979  03/28   Three Mile Island releases radioactive gas, 1979
 03/29   Swedish settled Christiana (Wilmington) DE, 1638  03/29   Swedish settled Christiana (Wilmington) DE, 1638
 03/30   Alaska purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, 1867  
 03/30   Five rings around Uranus discovered, 1977  03/30   Five rings around Uranus discovered, 1977
 03/30   Pencil with eraser patented, 1858  03/30   Pencil with eraser patented, 1858
 04/01   People of superb intelligence, savoir-faire, etc. born this day.  04/01   People of superb intelligence, savoir-faire, etc. born this day.
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 04/07   Albert Hofmann synthesizes LSD in Switzerland, 1943  04/07   Albert Hofmann synthesizes LSD in Switzerland, 1943
 04/07   Alewives run, Cape Cod  04/07   Alewives run, Cape Cod
 04/09   Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, 1865  04/09   Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, 1865
   04/09   Alaska purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, 1867
 04/12   Confederate troops fire first shots of Civil War at Ft Sumter, 1861  04/12   Confederate troops fire first shots of Civil War at Ft Sumter, 1861
 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
 04/13   Apollo 13 aborts moon landing due to oxygen tank explosion, 1970  04/13   Apollo 13 aborts moon landing due to oxygen tank explosion, 1970
 04/14   Lincoln shot,  1865  04/14   Lincoln shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth, 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
 04/16   Lincoln shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth, 1865  
 04/17   Bay of Pigs invasion crushed by Castro forces, 1961  04/17   Bay of Pigs invasion crushed by Castro forces, 1961
 04/18   Einstein's Death, 1955  04/18   Einstein's Death, 1955
 04/18   First Laundromat opens, Fort Worth Texas, 1934  04/18   First Laundromat opens, Fort Worth Texas, 1934
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 04/20   Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of busing, 1971  04/20   Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of busing, 1971
 04/21   Lyrid meteor shower  04/21   Lyrid meteor shower
 04/23   Hank Aaron hits his first home run, 1954  04/23   Hank Aaron hits his first home run, 1954
   04/23   Bavarian co-rulers Duke Wilhelm IV and Duke Ludwig X proclaimed the
           weighty and consequential Bavarian Beer Purity Law
           (later Reinheitsgebot), 1516
 04/26   William Shakespeare baptized in Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1564,  04/26   William Shakespeare baptized in Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1564,
         birthdate less certain          birthdate less certain
 04/27   Magellan killed in Philippines, 1521  04/27   Magellan killed in Philippines, 1521
 04/29   Zipper patented by Gideon Sindback, 1913  04/29   Zipper patented by Gideon Sindback, 1913
 05/01   Beltaine; Feast of the god Bel, sun god  05/01   Beltaine; Feast of the god Bel, sun god
   05/01   Adam Weishaupt founded the Illuminati of Bavaria, 1776
 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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 05/10   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
 05/14   Skylab (first U.S. space station) launched, 1972  05/14   Skylab (first U.S. space station) launched, 1973
 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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         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
 06/03   Edward White becomes the first American to perform a "Space Walk", 1965  06/03   Edward White becomes the first American to perform a "Space Walk", 1965
   06/04   Roquefort cheese developed, 1070
 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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 06/16   "The Blues Brothers" premieres in Chicago, 1980  06/16   "The Blues Brothers" premieres in Chicago, 1980
 06/17   China explodes its first Hydrogen bomb, 1967  06/17   China explodes its first Hydrogen bomb, 1967
 06/17   Watergate Democratic National Committee break-in, 1972  06/17   Watergate Democratic National Committee break-in, 1972
 06/19   Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing-Sing prison, 1953  
 06/19   Lizzie Bordon acquitted, 1893  06/19   Lizzie Bordon acquitted, 1893
   06/19   Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing-Sing prison, 1953
   06/19   Start of a bus boycott protesting discrimination,
           Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1953
 06/20   Victoria crowned, 1837  06/20   Victoria crowned, 1837
 06/21   Berlin airlift begins, 1948  06/21   Berlin airlift begins, 1948
 06/21   Sun rises over Heelstone at Stonehenge  06/21   Sun rises over Heelstone at Stonehenge
 06/22   Civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi, 1964  06/22   Civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi, 1964
 06/23   Slavery abolished in England, 1772  06/23   Slavery abolished in England, 1772
   06/23   Harriet, Darwin's turtle died at the age of 176 years old, 2006
 06/24   Senate repeals Gulf of Tonkin resolution, 1970  06/24   Senate repeals Gulf of Tonkin resolution, 1970
 06/25   Custer's Last Stand at Little Big Horn, 1876  06/25   Custer's Last Stand at Little Big Horn, 1876
 06/25   North Korea invades South Korea, 1950  06/25   North Korea invades South Korea, 1950
   06/26   Toothbrush invented, 1498
 06/26   Battle of Gettysburg, 1863  06/26   Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
 06/26   St. Lawrence Seaway dedicated by Eisenhower & Queen Elizabeth II, 1959  06/26   St. Lawrence Seaway dedicated by Eisenhower & Queen Elizabeth II, 1959
 06/27   100 degrees, Fort Yukon, 1915  06/27   100 degrees, Fort Yukon, 1915
 06/27   Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East, 1971  06/27   Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East, 1971
 06/28   Supreme Court decides in favor of Alan Bakke, 1978  06/28   Supreme Court decides in favor of Alan Bakke, 1978
 06/30   "That" explosion in Siberia, 1908  06/30   "That" explosion in Siberia at 7:17 local time, 1908
 06/30   China and Soviet Union announce split over ideology, 1960  06/30   China and Soviet Union announce split over ideology, 1960
 07/01   Battle of Gettysburg begins, 1863  07/01   Battle of Gettysburg begins, 1863
 07/03   Dog days begin  07/03   Dog days begin
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 08/13   Berlin wall erected, 1961  08/13   Berlin wall erected, 1961
 08/13   Li'l Abner debut, 1934  08/13   Li'l Abner debut, 1934
 08/14   Social Security begins in U.S., 1935  08/14   Social Security begins in U.S., 1935
 08/15   Gandhi's movement obtains independence for Pakistan and India, 1947  08/14   NYNEX merges with Bell Atlantic, 1997
   08/14   North-East American blackout, 2003
 08/15   Hurricane hits Plymouth Plantation, 1635  08/15   Hurricane hits Plymouth Plantation, 1635
   08/15   Gandhi's movement obtains independence for Pakistan and India, 1947
 08/16   Roller Coaster patented, 1898  08/16   Roller Coaster patented, 1898
 08/17   First public bath opened in N.Y., 1891  08/17   First public bath opened in N.Y., 1891
 08/18   Anti-Cigarette League of America formed  08/18   Anti-Cigarette League of America formed
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 08/31   269 people killed after Korean Airlines 747 shot down by USSR, 1983  08/31   269 people killed after Korean Airlines 747 shot down by USSR, 1983
 08/31   Mary Anne Nichols becomes Jack the Ripper's first victim, 1888  08/31   Mary Anne Nichols becomes Jack the Ripper's first victim, 1888
 08/31   Non-aggression pact signed by USSR and Afghanistan, 1926  08/31   Non-aggression pact signed by USSR and Afghanistan, 1926
   08/31   Independent union "Solidarnosc" born, Gdansk, 1980
 09/01   Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in World Chess Match, 1972  09/01   Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in World Chess Match, 1972
 09/01   Joshua A. Norton proclaims himself 'Emperor Norton I', 1859  
 09/02   Great Britain adopts Gregorian Calendar, 1752  09/02   Great Britain adopts Gregorian Calendar, 1752
 09/02   Japan signs unconditional surrender on US battleship `Missouri', 1945  09/02   Japan signs unconditional surrender on US battleship `Missouri', 1945
 09/03   Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic in San Marino  09/03   Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic in San Marino
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 09/09   United Colonies is renamed the United States, 1776  09/09   United Colonies is renamed the United States, 1776
 09/10   Mountain Meadows Massacre.  Mormons kill Gentile wagon train, 1857  09/10   Mountain Meadows Massacre.  Mormons kill Gentile wagon train, 1857
 09/12   German paratroopers rescue Mussolini from captivity in Rome, 1943  09/12   German paratroopers rescue Mussolini from captivity in Rome, 1943
 09/12   Germany annexes Sudentenland, 1938  09/12   Germany annexes Sudetenland, 1938
 09/13   136.4 F at el Azizia, Libya, 1922  09/13   136.4 F at el Azizia, Libya, 1922
 09/13   British defeat the French at Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, 1788  09/13   British defeat the French at Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, 1788
 09/13   Building of Hadrian's Wall begun, 122  09/13   Building of Hadrian's Wall begun, 122
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 09/15   Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev begins his 13 day tour of the US, 1959  09/15   Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev begins his 13 day tour of the US, 1959
 09/15   The U.S. Foreign Affairs Dept. becomes the U.S. State Department, 1789  09/15   The U.S. Foreign Affairs Dept. becomes the U.S. State Department, 1789
 09/16   The village of Shawmut, Massachusetts, becomes the city of Boston, 1630  09/16   The village of Shawmut, Massachusetts, becomes the city of Boston, 1630
   09/17   Joshua A. Norton proclaims himself 'Emperor Norton I', 1859
 09/17   Battle of Antietam, 1862  09/17   Battle of Antietam, 1862
 09/18   Victory of Uprona in Burundi  09/18   Victory of Uprona in Burundi
 09/20   Equal Rights Party nominates Belva Lockwood for President, 1884  09/20   Equal Rights Party nominates Belva Lockwood for President, 1884
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 10/02   Thurgood Marshall sworn as the first black Supreme Court Justice, 1967  10/02   Thurgood Marshall sworn as the first black Supreme Court Justice, 1967
 10/04   Crimean war begins, 1853  10/04   Crimean war begins, 1853
 10/04   First space vehicle, Sputnik I, launched, 1957  10/04   First space vehicle, Sputnik I, launched, 1957
 10/04   Sputnik 1, world's first orbiting satellite launched, 1957  
 10/06   Antioch College is the first public school to admit men and women, 1853  10/06   Antioch College is the first public school to admit men and women, 1853
 10/06   Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated in Cairo, 1981  10/06   Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated in Cairo, 1981
 10/06   Israel is attacked by the alliance of Egypt and Syria, 1973  10/06   Israel is attacked by the alliance of Egypt and Syria, 1973
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 10/07   Police stop Wilbur Mills car, Fanne Fox jumps into water, 1974  10/07   Police stop Wilbur Mills car, Fanne Fox jumps into water, 1974
 10/08   Great Chicago Fire, 1871  10/08   Great Chicago Fire, 1871
 10/09   First two-way telephone conversation, 1876  10/09   First two-way telephone conversation, 1876
   10/10   Mercury at Superior Conjunction with Sun.  Moves into night sky. (1984)
 10/10   Beginning of the Wars for Independence in Cuba  10/10   Beginning of the Wars for Independence in Cuba
 10/10   Foundation of the Workers Party in North Korea  10/10   Foundation of the Workers Party in North Korea
 10/10   Spiro T. Agnew resigns as Vice-President due to income tax fraud, 1973  10/10   Spiro T. Agnew resigns as Vice-President due to income tax fraud, 1973
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 10/11   The first steam powered ferry ran between New York and Hoboken, 1811  10/11   The first steam powered ferry ran between New York and Hoboken, 1811
 10/11   The second Vatican Ecumenical Council opens in Rome, 1962  10/11   The second Vatican Ecumenical Council opens in Rome, 1962
 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   Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of
           Saxony-Hildburghausen, Oktoberfest, 1810
 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
 10/13   Italy declares war on Germany, 1943  10/13   Italy declares war on Germany, 1943
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 11/16   Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869  11/16   Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869
 11/17   46,000 meteoroids fall over AZ in 20 minutes, 1966  11/17   46,000 meteoroids fall over AZ in 20 minutes, 1966
 11/17   Richard Nixon says "I am not a crook.", 1973  11/17   Richard Nixon says "I am not a crook.", 1973
 11/18   First hydrogen bomb blasts Enewetok, 1952  
 11/18   Local standard time zones established for US, 1883  11/18   Local standard time zones established for US, 1883
   11/18   First hydrogen bomb blasts Enewetok, 1952
 11/19   Gettysburg Address delivered, 1863  11/19   Gettysburg Address delivered, 1863
 11/21   Announcement of 18 1/2 minute gap on Watergate tape, 1973  11/21   Announcement of 18 1/2 minute gap on Watergate tape, 1973
 11/22   Kennedy shot in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald, 1963  11/22   Kennedy shot in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald, 1963
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 11/27   Hoosac Railroad Tunnel completed, 1873, in NW Massachusetts  11/27   Hoosac Railroad Tunnel completed, 1873, in NW Massachusetts
 11/29   King Tut's tomb opened, 1922  11/29   King Tut's tomb opened, 1922
 12/01   First national corn-husking championship, Alleman IA, 1924  12/01   First national corn-husking championship, Alleman IA, 1924
 12/01   Martin Luther King Jr., leads black boycott of Montgomery buses, 1955  12/01   Rosa Parks refuses to move to back of the bus (Montgomery, AL), 1955
 12/01   Rosa Parks refuses to move to back of the bus (Montgomery, AL), 1953  
 12/03   First neon light display, Paris, 1910  12/03   First neon light display, Paris, 1910
 12/03   First successful human heart transplant led by Dr. Barnard, 1967  12/03   First successful human heart transplant led by Dr. Barnard, 1967
 12/03   The Montreux Casino burns down during a Frank Zappa concert, 1971  12/03   The Montreux Casino burns down during a Frank Zappa concert, 1971
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 12/05   Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776  12/05   Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776
 12/05   The Eighteenth Amendment repealed,  12/05   The Eighteenth Amendment repealed,
         ending the Prohibition of alcohol, 1933          ending the Prohibition of alcohol, 1933
   12/05   Martin Luther King Jr., leads black boycott of Montgomery buses, 1955
 12/07   Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941  12/07   Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941
 12/09   Ball-bearing roller skates patented, 1884  12/09   Ball-bearing roller skates patented, 1884
 12/10   Metric system established in France, 1799  12/10   Metric system established in France, 1799
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 12/27   Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845  12/27   Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845
 12/28   Comet Kohoutek at perihelion, 1973  12/28   Comet Kohoutek at perihelion, 1973
 12/29   Battle of Wounded knee, 1890  12/29   Battle of Wounded knee, 1890
   12/29   Edison receives patent for Radio, 1891
 12/30   First Los Angeles freeway dedicated, 1940  12/30   First Los Angeles freeway dedicated, 1940
 12/31   St. Sylvester in Switzerland  12/31   St. Sylvester in Switzerland
   12/31   Windows tax in England, 1695
   12/31   First supersonic commercial flight by Tu-144, 1968
 12/31   Winterland closes its doors, 1978  12/31   Winterland closes its doors, 1978
   
 #endif /* !_calendar_history_ */  #endif /* !_calendar_history_ */
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