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 01/01   Anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution in Cuba  01/01   Anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution in Cuba
 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
   01/02   Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve
           Niagara Falls, 1929
   01/03   Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers
           over Italy, 1925
   01/03   Margaret Thatcher becomes the longest-serving British
           Prime Minister in the 20th Century, 1988
   01/04   Burma becomes independent from United Kingdom, 1948
 01/05   Twelfth night  01/05   Twelfth night
   01/06   Maria Montessori opens her first school in Rome, 1907
   01/07   First transatlantic telephone call, 1927
   01/08   Monaco gains its independence, 1297
 01/09   Plough Monday  01/09   Plough Monday
 01/10   First meeting of United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946  01/10   First meeting of United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946
 01/10   Thomas Paine's Common Sense published, 1776  01/10   Thomas Paine's Common Sense published, 1776
 01/11   Anniversary of the Peoples Republic of Albania  01/11   Anniversary of the Peoples Republic of Albania
 01/11   De Hostos' Birthday in Puerto Rico  01/11   De Hostos' Birthday in Puerto Rico
 01/11   Prithvi Jayanti in Nepal  01/11   Prithvi Jayanti in Nepal
   01/12   Batman the TV series debuts on ABC, 1966
   01/13   Mickey Mouse comic strip makes its first appearance, 1930
 01/14   Julian Calendar New Year's Day  01/14   Julian Calendar New Year's Day
   01/15   Angola becomes an independent state, 1975
   01/16   The Medici family are made official bankers of the Papacy, 1412
   01/17   Captain James Cook becomes the first explorer to cross the
           Antarctic Circle, 1773
   01/18   The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time, 1896
   01/19   The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant, 1978
 01/20   St. Agnes Eve (Ah, bitter chill it was...)  01/20   St. Agnes Eve (Ah, bitter chill it was...)
   01/21   First commercial flight with a Concorde, 1976
   01/22   British colonists reach New Zealand, 1840
   01/23   The Royal Exchange opens in London, 1571
   01/23   The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in
           the Netherlands, 1579
   01/24   Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement, 1908
   01/25   The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits
           the old province of Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada, 1791
 01/26   Sydney Aust. settled, 1788  01/26   Sydney Aust. settled, 1788
 01/27   Vietnam War cease-fire signed, 1973  01/27   Vietnam War cease-fire signed, 1973
   01/28   The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific on the
           Panama Railway, 1855
   01/29   Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, the last monarch of
           Hawaii, 1891
 01/30   Mohandas Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi by Hindu fanatic, 1948  01/30   Mohandas Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi by Hindu fanatic, 1948
 01/31   Irving Langmuir, 1881, invented tungsten filament lamp  01/31   Irving Langmuir invented tungsten filament lamp, 1881
 01/31   Dmitry Mendeleev, 1865, established optimal alcohol-water mixture ratio  01/31   Dmitry Mendeleev established optimal alcohol-water mixture ratio
         in his PhD work on alcohol-water mixtures          in his PhD work on alcohol-water mixtures, 1865
 02/01   Forces led by Khomeini take over Iran, 1979  02/01   Forces led by Khomeini take over Iran, 1979
   02/02   Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Parliament, 1933
   02/03   The first commercial cheese factory is founded in Switzerland, 1815
 02/04   Cybernet inaugurated, 1969  02/04   Cybernet inaugurated, 1969
 02/04   Patricia Hearst kidnaped by Symbionese Liberation Army, 1974  02/04   Patricia Hearst kidnaped by Symbionese Liberation Army, 1974
   02/05   Gamel Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of
           the United Arab Republic, 1958
   02/06   Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, founding document of New Zealand, 1840
   02/07   The British Labour Party is formed, 1900
 02/08   1963 Revolution Anniversary in Iraq  02/08   1963 Revolution Anniversary in Iraq
   02/09   Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation, 1621
   02/10   New Delhi becomes the capital of India, 1931
   02/11   Norway's independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of
           the Kalmar Union, 1814
   02/12   China adopts the Gregorian calendar, 1912
   02/13   France tests its first atomic bomb in Algeria , 1960
 02/14   Bombing of Dresden, 1945  02/14   Bombing of Dresden, 1945
 02/15   Chicago Seven convicted, 1970  02/15   Chicago Seven convicted, 1970
 02/16   Nylon patented, 1937  02/16   Nylon patented, 1937
   02/17   The first ship passes through the Suez Canal, 1867
   02/18   Joseph Goebbels delivers the Sportpalast speech, 1943
   02/19   Serfdom is abolished in Russia, 1861
   02/20   FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested and charged with spying for Russia
           for 15 years, 2001
 02/21   Battle of Verdun begins, 1916 1M casualties  02/21   Battle of Verdun begins, 1916 1M casualties
   02/22   Start of the Czechoslovak Revolution, 1948
 02/23   Lt. Calley confesses, implicates Cpt. Medina, 1971  02/23   Lt. Calley confesses, implicates Cpt. Medina, 1971
 02/24   Impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson begin, 1868  02/24   Impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson begin, 1868
   02/25   The Democratic Republic of Georgia occupied by Bolshevist Russia, 1921
   02/26   Final radio broadcast of Dragnet, 1957
 02/27   The Lionheart crowned, 1189  02/27   The Lionheart crowned, 1189
 02/28   The "French Connection" drug bust occurs in Marseilles, 1972  02/28   The "French Connection" drug bust occurs in Marseilles, 1972
   03/01   The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded, 1565
   03/02   Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam, 1946
   03/03   Bulgaria regains its independence from Ottoman Empire, 1878
   03/04   Emile Berliner invents the microphone, 1877
   03/05   Samuel Colt makes the first production-model revolver, 1836
   03/06   The aspirin is registered as a trademark of Bayer, 1899
   03/07   Mass protest outside the National Assembly of Kuwait building for
           women's voting rights in Kuwait, 2005
   03/08   The first case of Spanish flu occurs, killing 50 million to 100 million
           people worldwide, 1918
   03/09   The Barbie doll debuts, 1959
   03/10   Republic of Cote d'Ivoire becomes a colony of France, 1893
   03/11   Ceasefire declared in the war between Iran and Irak, 1988
   03/12   The first bottles of Coca Cola were sold, 1894
 03/13   "Striptease" introduced, Paris, 1894  03/13   "Striptease" introduced, Paris, 1894
   03/14   The kingdom of Cyprus is sold by the ruling Queen to Venice, 1489
 03/15   France assumes protectorate over Vietnam, 1874  03/15   France assumes protectorate over Vietnam, 1874
   03/15   Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by
           several senators, 44BC
   03/16   Largest coordinated worldwide virgil against the Iraq War, 2003
   03/17   Invention of the rubber band, 1845
   03/18   In the Pyramid f Cheops a 4.400 year old mussy is found, 1989
 03/19   Swallows return to Capistrano  03/19   Swallows return to Capistrano
 03/20   Radio Caroline, the original British pirate radio station, sinks, 1980  03/20   Radio Caroline, the original British pirate radio station, sinks, 1980
   03/21   Henry V becomes the king of Engeland, 1413
   03/22   First motion picture displayed by Auguste and Louis Lumière, 1895
   03/23   The first Islamic replublic in the world is Pakistan, 1956
 03/24   Construction of New York subway system begins, 1900  03/24   Construction of New York subway system begins, 1900
   03/25   The first Bed-In for Peace by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1969
   03/26   The driving test is introduced, in the United Kingdom, 1934
 03/27   Khrushchev becomes Premier of Soviet Union, 1958  03/27   Khrushchev becomes Premier of Soviet Union, 1958
 03/28   Three Mile Island releases radioactive gas, 1979  03/28   Three Mile Island releases radioactive gas, 1979
   03/29   The Republic of Ireland bans smoking in all work places, 2004
 03/30   Pencil with eraser patented, 1858  03/30   Pencil with eraser patented, 1858
   03/31   The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated, 1889
 04/01   People of superb intelligence, savoir-faire, etc. born this day.  04/01   People of superb intelligence, savoir-faire, etc. born this day.
   04/02   Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia, 1930
   04/03   First pubilcation of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, 1896
 04/04   NATO Established, 1949  04/04   NATO Established, 1949
   04/05   Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia, 1614
 04/06   Joseph Smith founds Mormon Church, 1830  04/06   Joseph Smith founds Mormon Church, 1830
 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
   04/08   The Venus de Milo is found on the island of Melos, 1820
   04/09   The first public exhibition of art opens in Paris, 1667
   04/10   The Belfast Agreement is signed, on Good Friday, 1998
   04/11   The Shogunate is abolished in Japan, 1868
   04/12   Great Britain adops the Union Jack as their national flag, 1606
 04/13   Laotian New Year (3 days) in Laos  04/13   Laotian New Year (3 days) in Laos
 04/14   Titanic hits iceberg and sinks, 1912  04/14   Titanic hits iceberg and sinks, 1912
   04/15   Insulin first became generally available for use by diabetics, 1923
   04/16   Syria becomes an independent Republic, 1946
 04/17   Bay of Pigs invasion crushed by Castro forces, 1961  04/17   Bay of Pigs invasion crushed by Castro forces, 1961
   04/18   The League of Nations is dissolved after 27 years, 1946
 04/19   Landing of the "33" in Uruguay  04/19   Landing of the "33" in Uruguay
 04/19   Warsaw Ghetto uprising, 1943  04/19   Warsaw Ghetto uprising, 1943
   04/20   In Bulgaria, the April Uprising takes place, 1876
   04/21   Rome is founded by Romulus and Remus, 753BC
   04/22   The first Earth Day is celebrated, 1970
 04/23   Bavarian co-rulers Duke Wilhelm IV and Duke Ludwig X proclaimed the  04/23   Bavarian co-rulers Duke Wilhelm IV and Duke Ludwig X proclaimed the
         weighty and consequential Bavarian Beer Purity Law          weighty and consequential Bavarian Beer Purity Law
         (later Reinheitsgebot), 1516          (later Reinheitsgebot), 1516
   04/24   The Greek enter Troy with the Trojan Horse, 1184BC
   04/25   Integrated circuit patented by Robert Noyce, 1961
 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
   04/28   President of France, Charles de Gaulle resigns, 1969
 04/29   Zipper patented by Gideon Sindback, 1913  04/29   Zipper patented by Gideon Sindback, 1913
   04/30   Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide, 1945
 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
   05/02   The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness monster is reported, 1933
   05/03   Jamaica is spotted by Christopher Columbus, 1494
   05/04   Christopher Columbus sets foot on Jamaica, 1494
   05/05   Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire, 1260
 05/06   Hindenburg explodes and burns upon landing at Lakehurst, NJ, 1937  05/06   Hindenburg explodes and burns upon landing at Lakehurst, NJ, 1937
 05/07   Germany surrenders after WWII, 1945  05/07   Germany surrenders after WWII, 1945
   05/08   The first games of the Italian Football League are played, 1898
   05/09   The first parliament of Australia opens in Melbourne, 1901
 05/10   Germany invades Low Countries, 1940  05/10   Germany invades Low Countries, 1940
 05/10   Nazi bookburning, 1933  05/10   Nazi bookburning, 1933
   05/11   Thailand is no longer known as Siam, 1949
   05/12   Tunisia becomes a French protectorate, 1881
   05/13   Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after
           having been accused of treason, 1619
 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
   05/15   The civil war in Finnland ends, 1918
   05/16   Root beer invented by Charles Elmer Hires, 1866
 05/17   24" rain in 11 hours, Pearl River, S. China, 1982  05/17   24" rain in 11 hours, Pearl River, S. China, 1982
 05/18   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
   05/19   The Legion d'Honneur is founded by Napoleon Bonaparte, 1802
   05/20   The first modern atlas issued by Abraham Ortelius, 1570
 05/21   Battle of Iquique in Chile  05/21   Battle of Iquique in Chile
   05/22   The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony,
           is abolished, 1840
 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   John Calvin and his followers are expelled from Geneva, 1538
   05/27   The pop-up toaster patented by Charles Strite, 1919
   05/28   Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication, 1936
 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   Beginning of the civil war over Biafra, 1967
   05/31   Yom Kippur War comes to an end by the signing of a disengagement
           agreement by Syria and Israel, 1974
 06/03   Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969  06/03   Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969
 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
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