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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 |
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01/02 First military deployment of helicopters (VS-300 by Igor Sikorsky), |
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with a brittish american convoy, 1944 |
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01/02 Soviet rocket carrying Lunokhod-1 leaves the Earth's orbit |
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the first time ever (though did not reach the moon), 1959 |
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01/03 After 218 years since discovery by europeans and 92 years after |
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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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01/31 "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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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04/23 Reinheitsgebot enacted by the bavarian dukes Wilhelm IV. and Ludwig X., |
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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 |
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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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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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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 |
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12/29 Edison receives patent for Radio, 1891 |
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 |
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12/31 Windows tax in England, 1695 |
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12/31 First supersonic commercial flight by Tu-144, 1968 |
12/31 Winterland closes its doors, 1978 |
12/31 Winterland closes its doors, 1978 |
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#endif /* !_calendar_history_ */ |
#endif /* !_calendar_history_ */ |