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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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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) (Does anyone know what this is?) |
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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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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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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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 |
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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 |
09/01 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 |
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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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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 |