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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 |
05/01 Adam Weishaupt founded the Illuminati of Bavaria, 1776 |
05/03 Anti-war protest disrupts business in Washington, 1971 |
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05/04 Four Kent State students are shot down by the National Guard, 1970 |
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05/05 John Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, Dayton, TN, 1925 |
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05/05 Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space, 1961 |
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05/07 Germany surrenders after WWII, 1945 |
05/07 Germany surrenders after WWII, 1945 |
05/08 US institutes mining of Haiphong Harbor, 1972 |
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05/09 94 degrees, New York, 1979 |
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05/10 Germany invades Low Countries, 1940 |
05/10 Germany invades Low Countries, 1940 |
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, 1973 |
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05/15 Asylum for Inebriates founded, Binghamton NY, 1854 |
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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 |
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05/18 Battle of Las Piedras in Uruguay |
05/18 Battle of Las Piedras in Uruguay |
05/18 Napoleon crowned Emperor, 1804 |
05/18 Napoleon crowned Emperor, 1804 |
05/21 Battle of Iquique in Chile |
05/21 Battle of Iquique in Chile |
05/21 US explodes first hydrogen bomb, 1956 |
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05/22 US Civil War ends, 1865 |
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05/23 Israeli raid into Argentina to capture Adolf Eichmann, 1960 |
05/23 Israeli raid into Argentina to capture Adolf Eichmann, 1960 |
05/24 Battle of Pinchincha in Ecuador |
05/24 Battle of Pinchincha in Ecuador |
05/25 Successful test of the limelight in Purfleet, England, 1830 |
05/25 Successful test of the limelight in Purfleet, England, 1830 |
05/26 Congress sets first immigration quotas, 1924 |
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05/27 Golden Gate Bridge opens, 1937 |
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05/29 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkay climb Mt. Everest, 1953 |
05/29 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkay climb Mt. Everest, 1953 |
05/29 First food stamps issued, 1961 |
05/29 First food stamps issued, 1961 |
05/30 US Marines sent to Nicaragua, 1912 |
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06/02 Native Americans "granted" citizenship, 1924 |
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06/03 Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969 |
06/03 Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969 |
06/03 A 46-cent computer chip fails, causing the mistaken detection |
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of a Soviet missile attack by the NORAD system. About a 100 B-52 |
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bombers were readied for take off along with the President's |
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airborne command post before the error is detected, 1980 |
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06/03 Edward White becomes the first American to perform a "Space Walk", 1965 |
06/03 Edward White becomes the first American to perform a "Space Walk", 1965 |
06/04 Roquefort cheese developed, 1070 |
06/04 Roquefort cheese developed, 1070 |
06/05 Robert Kennedy assassinated, 1968 |
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06/05 US leaves the Gold Standard, 1933 |
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06/06 First drive-in movie, 1933 |
06/06 First drive-in movie, 1933 |
06/06 Normandy landing, 1944 |
06/06 Normandy landing, 1944 |
06/10 Death of Alexander the Great, 323 B.C. |
06/10 Death of Alexander the Great, 323 B.C. |
06/10 Denver police tear gas Jethro Tull and 2000 fans at Red Rocks, 1971 |
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06/11 Greeks seize Troy, 1184BC |
06/11 Greeks seize Troy, 1184BC |
06/13 Pioneer 10 flies past Neptune's orbit, and becomes the first human |
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artifact to travel beyond the orbits of all known planets, 1983 |
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06/14 Sandpaper invented by I. Fischer, Jr., 1834 |
06/14 Sandpaper invented by I. Fischer, Jr., 1834 |
06/15 Ben Franklin's kite experiment, 1752 |
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06/15 Magna Carta signed, 1215 |
06/15 Magna Carta signed, 1215 |
06/15 Series of photographs by Edward Muggeridge prove to Leland Stanford |
06/15 Series of photographs by Edward Muggeridge prove to Leland Stanford |
that all the hooves of a horse are off the ground during the gallop, |
that all the hooves of a horse are off the ground during the gallop, |
1878 |
1878 |
06/16 "The Blues Brothers" premieres in Chicago, 1980 |
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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 |
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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 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing-Sing prison, 1953 |
06/19 Start of a bus boycott protesting discrimination, |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1953 |
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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 |
06/22 Civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi, 1964 |
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06/23 Slavery abolished in England, 1772 |
06/23 Slavery abolished in England, 1772 |
06/23 Harriet, Darwin's turtle died at the age of 176 years old, 2006 |
06/23 Harriet, Darwin's turtle died at the age of 176 years old, 2006 |
06/24 Senate repeals Gulf of Tonkin resolution, 1970 |
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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 |
06/26 Toothbrush invented, 1498 |
06/26 Toothbrush invented, 1498 |
06/26 Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 |
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06/26 St. Lawrence Seaway dedicated by Eisenhower & Queen Elizabeth II, 1959 |
06/26 St. Lawrence Seaway dedicated by Eisenhower & Queen Elizabeth II, 1959 |
06/27 100 degrees, Fort Yukon, 1915 |
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06/27 Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East, 1971 |
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06/28 Supreme Court decides in favor of Alan Bakke, 1978 |
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06/28 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in Sarajevo, |
06/28 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in Sarajevo, |
marking the beginning of World War I, 1914 |
marking the beginning of World War I, 1914 |
06/28 World War I ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919 |
06/28 World War I ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919 |
06/30 Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity, 1905 |
06/30 Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity, 1905 |
06/30 "That" explosion in Siberia at 7:17 local time, 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 |
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07/01 Warsaw Pact officially dissolved, 1991 |
07/01 Warsaw Pact officially dissolved, 1991 |
07/01 The first day on the Somme marked the beginning of the |
07/01 The first day on the Somme marked the beginning of the |
Battle of the Somme, 1916 |
Battle of the Somme, 1916 |
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Republic of China, 1997 |
Republic of China, 1997 |
07/02 Vermont abolishes slavery, as the first state, 1777 |
07/02 Vermont abolishes slavery, as the first state, 1777 |
07/03 Dog days begin |
07/03 Dog days begin |
07/04 Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg won by Union forces, 1863 |
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07/04 Cloudy, 76 degrees, Philadelphia PA, 1776 |
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07/04 New York abstains on Declaration of Independence vote, 1776 |
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07/04 Thoreau enters woods, 1845 |
07/04 Thoreau enters woods, 1845 |
07/06 First `talkie' (talking motion picture) premiere in New York, 1928 |
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07/06 Lawrence of Arabia captures Aqaba, 1917 |
07/06 Lawrence of Arabia captures Aqaba, 1917 |
07/07 First radio broadcast of "Dragnet", 1949 |
07/07 First radio broadcast of "Dragnet", 1949 |
07/08 First public reading of the Declaration of Independence, 1776 |
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07/08 Liberty Bell cracks while being rung at funeral of John Marshall, 1835 |
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07/09 10-hour working day set by law, NH, 1847 |
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07/10 134 degrees in Death Valley, 1913 |
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07/11 Skylab enters Earth's atmosphere and is destroyed, 1979 |
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07/12 Minimum wages established: 40 cents/hour, 1933 |
07/12 Minimum wages established: 40 cents/hour, 1933 |
07/13 Women first compete in Olympic games, 1908 |
07/13 Women first compete in Olympic games, 1908 |
07/16 Detonation of the first atomic bomb at Alamagordo, NM, 1945 |
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07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
07/18 Ty Cobb gets 4000th base hit, 1927 |
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07/19 Five Massachusetts women executed for witchcraft, 1692 |
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07/20 Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin land on moon, 1969 |
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07/21 First Train Robbery, Jesse James gets $3000 near Adair, Iowa, 1873 |
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07/21 Vietnam divided at 17th parallel, 1954 |
07/21 Vietnam divided at 17th parallel, 1954 |
07/23 Ice cream cone introduced, St. Louis MO, 1904 |
07/23 Ice cream cone introduced, St. Louis MO, 1904 |
07/24 Scopes Monkey Trial, 1925 |
07/24 Scopes Monkey Trial, 1925 |
07/28 Potato introduced in Europe by Sir Thomas Harriot, 1586 |
07/28 Potato introduced in Europe by Sir Thomas Harriot, 1586 |
07/28 B-25 hit 79th floor of Empire State Building, 1945 |
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07/30 "In God We Trust" made U.S. motto, 1956 |
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07/31 Harry S. Truman dedicates N.Y. Int'l Airport @ Idlewild Field, 1948, |
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later JFK |
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08/01 Lughnasa; Feast of the god Lugh, a 30 day Celtic feast centers on |
08/01 Lughnasa; Feast of the god Lugh, a 30 day Celtic feast centers on |
this day |
this day |
08/03 Columbus sets sail for Cathay, 1492 |
08/03 Columbus sets sail for Cathay, 1492 |
08/03 First ICBM (P-7) test (5T of iron is launched to Kamchatka), 1957 |
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08/03 USS Nautilus crosses under north polar ice cap, 1958 |
08/03 USS Nautilus crosses under north polar ice cap, 1958 |
08/04 Axe murder of Andrew and Abbey Borden, 1892 |
08/04 Axe murder of Andrew and Abbey Borden, 1892 |
08/04 Bombing of N. Vietnam begins, 1964 |
08/04 Bombing of N. Vietnam begins, 1964 |
08/04 Britain declares war on Germany starting World War I, 1914 |
08/04 Britain declares war on Germany starting World War I, 1914 |
08/06 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, 1945 |
08/06 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, 1945 |
08/06 Caricom in Barbados |
08/06 Caricom in Barbados |
08/06 Cy Young pitches first game, 1890 |
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08/08 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, 1945 |
08/08 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, 1945 |
08/08 Montenegro declares war on Germany, 1914 |
08/08 Montenegro declares war on Germany, 1914 |
08/08 Richard Nixon resigns the US presidency, 1974 |
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08/08 The Great Train Robbery -- $7,368,000, 1963 |
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08/09 Helter Skelter... the Charles Manson murders take place, 1969 |
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08/09 Persia defeats Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae, 480 BC |
08/09 Persia defeats Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae, 480 BC |
08/09 US/Canada border defined in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1842 |
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08/10 Chicago incorporated as a village of 300 people, 1833 |
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08/10 US and Panama agree to transfer the canal in the year 2000, 1977 |
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08/11 Dog days end |
08/11 Dog days end |
08/11 France Ends War in Indochina, 1954 |
08/11 France Ends War in Indochina, 1954 |
08/11 Perseid meteor shower (look north; three days) |
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08/12 First test flight of Space Shuttle "Enterprise" from 747, 1977 |
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08/12 Last U.S. ground troops out of Vietnam, 1972 |
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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 |
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08/14 NYNEX merges with Bell Atlantic, 1997 |
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08/14 North-East American blackout, 2003 |
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08/15 Hurricane hits Plymouth Plantation, 1635 |
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08/15 Gandhi's movement obtains independence for Pakistan and India, 1947 |
08/15 Gandhi's movement obtains independence for Pakistan and India, 1947 |
08/16 Roller Coaster patented, 1898 |
08/16 Roller Coaster patented, 1898 |
08/17 First public bath opened in N.Y., 1891 |
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08/18 Anti-Cigarette League of America formed |
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08/19 Air Force cargo plane snares payload from Discoverer 14 spy satellite, |
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marking start of practical military reconnaissance from space, 1960 |
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08/19 Gail Borden patents condensed milk, 1856 |
08/19 Gail Borden patents condensed milk, 1856 |
08/22 Death of King Richard III, 1485, Last of the Plantagenets |
08/22 Death of King Richard III, 1485, Last of the Plantagenets |
08/22 Joe Walker sets X-15 all time altitude mark (67 miles), 1963 |
08/22 Joe Walker sets X-15 all time altitude mark (67 miles), 1963 |
08/22 St. Columbia reports seeing monster in Loch Ness, 565 |
08/22 St. Columbia reports seeing monster in Loch Ness, 565 |
08/23 Sacco and Vanzetti executed, 1927 |
08/23 Sacco and Vanzetti executed, 1927 |
08/24 "Alice's Restaurant" premieres in New York and Los Angeles, 1969 |
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08/24 -126.9 F at Vostok, Antarctica, 1960 |
08/24 -126.9 F at Vostok, Antarctica, 1960 |
08/24 British troops burn Washington, 1814 |
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08/25 First reaction thrust motor design, 1898 |
08/25 First reaction thrust motor design, 1898 |
08/25 Gen. DeGaulle leads French forces into Paris, 1944 |
08/25 Gen. DeGaulle leads French forces into Paris, 1944 |
08/26 Women get the vote, 1920 |
08/26 Women get the vote, 1920 |
08/27 "Tarzan of the Apes" published, 1912 |
08/27 "Tarzan of the Apes" published, 1912 |
08/27 Krakatoa, Java explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons, 1883 |
08/27 Krakatoa, Java explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons, 1883 |
08/28 King leads over 200K in civil rights rally in Washington, DC, 1963 |
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08/29 Star in Cygnus goes nova and becomes 4th brightest in sky, 1975; |
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Nova Cygni 1975. |
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08/30 75 cents a pound tariff set on opium, 1842 |
08/30 75 cents a pound tariff set on opium, 1842 |
08/30 Japan Stationery Co. sells first felt-tipped pen, 1960 |
08/30 Japan Stationery Co. sells first felt-tipped pen, 1960 |
08/30 St. Rose of Lima in Peru |
08/30 St. Rose of Lima in Peru |