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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 |
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01/31 Dmitry Mendeleev, 1865, established optimal alcohol-water mixture ratio |
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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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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 |
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06/19 Lizzie Bordon acquitted, 1893 |
06/19 Lizzie Bordon acquitted, 1893 |
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06/19 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing-Sing prison, 1953 |
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06/19 Start of a bus boycott protesting discrimination, |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |