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version 1.28, 2003/12/09 02:39:58 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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 |
02/01 First TV soap: Secret Storm, 1954 |
02/01 First TV soap: Secret Storm, 1954 |
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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 |
02/04 Cybernet inaugurated, 1969 |
02/04 Cybernet inaugurated, 1969 |
02/04 Patricia Hearst kidnaped by Symbionese Liberation Army, 1974 |
02/04 Patricia Hearst kidnaped by Symbionese Liberation Army, 1974 |
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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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03/02 Blackthorn winds (New England) (Does anyone know what this is?) |
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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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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 |
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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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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 |
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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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06/24 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 |
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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 |
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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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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 North-East American blackout, 2003 |
08/15 Hurricane hits Plymouth Plantation, 1635 |
08/15 Hurricane hits Plymouth Plantation, 1635 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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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10/12 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 |
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10/21 Guggenheim Museum opens, 1959 |
10/21 Guggenheim Museum opens, 1959 |
10/23 Battle of Leyte Gulf begins, 1944 |
10/23 Battle of Leyte Gulf begins, 1944 |
10/23 Swallows leave Capistrano |
10/23 Swallows leave Capistrano |
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10/23 South African troops invade Angola in support of UNITA and FNLA, 1975 |
10/25 The UN removes Taiwan and admits the People's Republic of China, 1971 |
10/25 The UN removes Taiwan and admits the People's Republic of China, 1971 |
10/26 UN's World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated, 1978 |
10/26 UN's World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated, 1978 |
10/27 New York's Boss Tweed is arrested on fraud charges, 1871 |
10/27 New York's Boss Tweed is arrested on fraud charges, 1871 |
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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 |