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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 |
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(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 |
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06/21 Sun rises over Heelstone at Stonehenge |
06/21 Sun rises over Heelstone at Stonehenge |
06/22 Civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi, 1964 |
06/22 Civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi, 1964 |
06/23 Slavery abolished in England, 1772 |
06/23 Slavery abolished in England, 1772 |
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06/23 Harriet, Darwin's turtle died at the age of 176 years old, 2006 |
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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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 |
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08/14 NYNEX merges with Bell Atlantic, 1997 |
08/14 North-East American blackout, 2003 |
08/14 North-East American blackout, 2003 |
08/15 Hurricane hits Plymouth Plantation, 1635 |
08/15 Hurricane hits Plymouth Plantation, 1635 |
08/15 Gandhi's movement obtains independence for Pakistan and India, 1947 |
08/15 Gandhi's movement obtains independence for Pakistan and India, 1947 |
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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 |
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10/12 Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of |
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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 |