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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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 01/31   "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) (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  
 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
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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   Reinheitsgebot enacted by the bavarian dukes Wilhelm IV. and Ludwig X.,  04/23   Bavarian co-rulers Duke Wilhelm IV and Duke Ludwig X proclaimed the
         1516          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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 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
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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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 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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 10/11   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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