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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 |
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01/02 Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve |
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Niagara Falls, 1929 |
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01/03 Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers |
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over Italy, 1925 |
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01/03 Margaret Thatcher becomes the longest-serving British |
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Prime Minister in the 20th Century, 1988 |
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01/04 Burma becomes independent from United Kingdom, 1948 |
01/05 Twelfth night |
01/05 Twelfth night |
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01/06 Maria Montessori opens her first school in Rome, 1907 |
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01/07 First transatlantic telephone call, 1927 |
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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 |
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01/12 Batman the TV series debuts on ABC, 1966 |
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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 |
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01/15 Angola becomes an independent state, 1975 |
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01/16 The Medici family are made official bankers of the Papacy, 1412 |
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01/17 Captain James Cook becomes the first explorer to cross the |
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Antarctic Circle, 1773 |
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01/18 The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time, 1896 |
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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...) |
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01/21 First commercial flight with a Concorde, 1976 |
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01/22 British colonists reach New Zealand, 1840 |
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01/23 The Royal Exchange opens in London, 1571 |
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01/23 The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in |
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the Netherlands, 1579 |
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01/24 Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement, 1908 |
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01/25 The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits |
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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 |
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01/28 The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific on the |
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Panama Railway, 1855 |
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01/29 Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, the last monarch of |
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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 |
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02/02 Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Parliament, 1933 |
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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 |
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02/05 Gamel Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of |
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the United Arab Republic, 1958 |
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02/06 Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, founding document of New Zealand, 1840 |
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02/07 The British Labour Party is formed, 1900 |
02/08 1963 Revolution Anniversary in Iraq |
02/08 1963 Revolution Anniversary in Iraq |
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02/09 Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation, 1621 |
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02/10 New Delhi becomes the capital of India, 1931 |
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02/11 Norway's independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of |
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the Kalmar Union, 1814 |
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02/12 China adopts the Gregorian calendar, 1912 |
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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 |
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02/17 The first ship passes through the Suez Canal, 1867 |
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02/18 Joseph Goebbels delivers the Sportpalast speech, 1943 |
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02/19 Serfdom is abolished in Russia, 1861 |
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02/20 FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested and charged with spying for Russia |
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for 15 years, 2001 |
02/21 Battle of Verdun begins, 1916 1M casualties |
02/21 Battle of Verdun begins, 1916 1M casualties |
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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 |
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02/25 The Democratic Republic of Georgia occupied by Bolshevist Russia, 1921 |
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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 |
03/06 Hindenburg explodes and burns upon landing at Lakehurst, NJ, 1939 |
03/01 The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded, 1565 |
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03/02 Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam, 1946 |
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03/03 Bulgaria regains its independence from Ottoman Empire, 1878 |
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03/04 Emile Berliner invents the microphone, 1877 |
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03/05 Samuel Colt makes the first production-model revolver, 1836 |
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03/06 The aspirin is registered as a trademark of Bayer, 1899 |
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03/07 Mass protest outside the National Assembly of Kuwait building for |
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women's voting rights in Kuwait, 2005 |
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03/08 The first case of Spanish flu occurs, killing 50 million to 100 million |
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people worldwide, 1918 |
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03/09 The Barbie doll debuts, 1959 |
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03/10 Republic of Cote d'Ivoire becomes a colony of France, 1893 |
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03/11 Ceasefire declared in the war between Iran and Irak, 1988 |
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03/12 The first bottles of Coca Cola were sold, 1894 |
03/13 "Striptease" introduced, Paris, 1894 |
03/13 "Striptease" introduced, Paris, 1894 |
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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 |
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03/15 Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by |
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several senators, 44BC |
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03/16 Largest coordinated worldwide virgil against the Iraq War, 2003 |
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03/17 Invention of the rubber band, 1845 |
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03/18 In the Pyramid of Cheops a 4.400 year old mummy 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 |
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03/21 Henry V becomes the king of England, 1413 |
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03/22 First motion picture displayed by Auguste and Louis Lumière, 1895 |
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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 |
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03/25 The first Bed-In for Peace by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1969 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
04/04 NATO Established, 1949 |
04/02 Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia, 1930 |
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04/03 First publication of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, 1896 |
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04/04 NATO established, 1949 |
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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 |
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04/08 The Venus de Milo is found on the island of Melos, 1820 |
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04/09 The first public exhibition of art opens in Paris, 1667 |
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04/10 The Belfast Agreement is signed, on Good Friday, 1998 |
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04/11 The Shogunate is abolished in Japan, 1868 |
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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 |
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04/15 Insulin first becomes generally available for use by diabetics, 1923 |
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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 |
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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 |
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04/20 In Bulgaria, the April Uprising takes place, 1876 |
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04/21 Rome is founded by Romulus and Remus, 753BC |
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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 |
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04/24 The Greek enter Troy with the Trojan Horse, 1184BC |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
05/03 Anti-war protest disrupts business in Washington, 1971 |
05/02 The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness monster is reported, 1933 |
05/04 Four Kent State students are shot down by the National Guard, 1970 |
05/03 Jamaica is spotted by Christopher Columbus, 1494 |
05/05 John Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, Dayton, TN, 1925 |
05/04 Christopher Columbus sets foot on Jamaica, 1494 |
05/05 Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space, 1961 |
05/05 Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire, 1260 |
05/07 Germany surrenders after WWII, 1945 |
05/06 Hindenburg explodes and burns upon landing at Lakehurst, NJ, 1937 |
05/08 US institutes mining of Haiphong Harbor, 1972 |
05/07 Germany surrenders after World War II, 1945 |
05/09 94 degrees, New York, 1979 |
05/08 The first games of the Italian Football League are played, 1898 |
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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 |
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05/11 Thailand is no longer known as Siam, 1949 |
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05/12 Tunisia becomes a French protectorate, 1881 |
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05/13 Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after |
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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 |
05/14 Skylab (first U.S. space station) launched, 1973 |
05/15 The civil war in Finland ends, 1918 |
05/15 Asylum for Inebriates founded, Binghamton NY, 1854 |
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 |
05/17 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 |
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05/19 The Legion d'Honneur is founded by Napoleon Bonaparte, 1802 |
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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 |
05/21 US explodes first hydrogen bomb, 1956 |
05/22 The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony, |
05/22 US Civil War ends, 1865 |
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 Congress sets first immigration quotas, 1924 |
05/26 John Calvin and his followers are expelled from Geneva, 1538 |
05/27 Golden Gate Bridge opens, 1937 |
05/27 The pop-up toaster patented by Charles Strite, 1919 |
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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 US Marines sent to Nicaragua, 1912 |
05/30 Beginning of the civil war over Biafra, 1967 |
06/02 Native Americans "granted" citizenship, 1924 |
05/31 Yom Kippur War comes to an end by the signing of a disengagement |
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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 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, 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 |
07/05 Bikini demonstrated for the first time, 1946 |
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 |
08/25 General de Gaulle leads French forces into Paris, 1944 |
08/25 First reaction thrust motor design, 1898 |
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08/25 Gen. DeGaulle leads French forces into Paris, 1944 |
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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 |
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10/06 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated in Cairo, 1981 |
10/06 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated in Cairo, 1981 |
10/06 Israel is attacked by the alliance of Egypt and Syria, 1973 |
10/06 Israel is attacked by the alliance of Egypt and Syria, 1973 |
10/07 Foundation of the GDR in 1949 in German Democratic Republic |
10/07 Foundation of the GDR in 1949 in German Democratic Republic |
10/07 Georgia Tech. beats Cumberland Univ. 222-0, 1916 |
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10/07 Mother Teresa of Calcutta awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 1979 |
10/07 Mother Teresa of Calcutta awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 1979 |
10/07 Police stop Wilbur Mills car, Fanne Fox jumps into water, 1974 |
10/07 Police stop Wilbur Mills car, Fanne Fox jumps into water, 1974 |
10/09 First two-way telephone conversation, 1876 |
10/09 First two-way telephone conversation, 1876 |
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11/18 First hydrogen bomb blasts Enewetok, 1952 |
11/18 First hydrogen bomb blasts Enewetok, 1952 |
11/25 Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, 1867 |
11/25 Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, 1867 |
11/27 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize, 1895 |
11/27 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize, 1895 |
11/27 Friction match invented, England, 1826 |
11/27 Friction match invented by englishman John Walker, Sweden, 1826 |
11/29 King Tut's tomb opened, 1922 |
11/29 King Tut's tomb opened, 1922 |
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 |