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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 |
07/14 Storming of the Bastille by the citizens of Paris, 1789 |
07/14 Storming of the Bastille by the citizens of Paris, 1789 |
07/15 First item sold via Amazon.com |
07/15 First item sold via Amazon.com, 1995 |
07/16 End of the civil war in Rwanda, 1994 |
07/16 End of the civil war in Rwanda, 1994 |
07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
07/17 Disneyland opens, 1955 |
07/18 "Mein Kampf" is published, 1925 |
07/18 "Mein Kampf" is published, 1925 |
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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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09/04 Napoleon III is deposed and the Third Republic is declared, 1870 |
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09/05 St. Gotthard Tunnel opens in Switzerland, 1980 |
09/06 149 Pilgrims set forth from England aboard the Mayflower, 1620 |
09/06 149 Pilgrims set forth from England aboard the Mayflower, 1620 |
09/06 Somhlolo in Swaziland |
09/06 Somhlolo in Swaziland |
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09/07 Brazil declares its independence from Portugal, 1822 |
09/08 Jack the Ripper kills again, Annie Chapman is second victim, 1888 |
09/08 Jack the Ripper kills again, Annie Chapman is second victim, 1888 |
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09/09 John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph, 1839 |
09/10 Mountain Meadows Massacre. Mormons kill Gentile wagon train, 1857 |
09/10 Mountain Meadows Massacre. Mormons kill Gentile wagon train, 1857 |
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09/11 World Wide Fund (WWF) founded, 1961 |
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 Sudetenland, 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 |
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09/13 Building of Hadrian's Wall begun, 122 |
09/13 Building of Hadrian's Wall begun, 122 |
09/13 Chiang Kai-Shek becomes president of China, 1943 |
09/13 Chiang Kai-Shek becomes president of China, 1943 |
09/14 The Selective Service Act establishes the first peacetime draft, 1940 |
09/14 The Selective Service Act establishes the first peacetime draft, 1940 |
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09/15 The Nazi's adopt a new national flag with the swastika, 1935 |
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09/16 General Motors is founded, 1908 |
09/17 Joshua A. Norton proclaims himself 'Emperor Norton I', 1859 |
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 |
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09/19 Walt Disney releases Steamboat Willie, 1928 |
09/20 Magellan leaves Spain on the first Round the World passage, 1519 |
09/20 Magellan leaves Spain on the first Round the World passage, 1519 |
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09/21 J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published, 1937 |
09/22 Allied forces form the independent nation West Germany, 1953 |
09/22 Allied forces form the independent nation West Germany, 1953 |
09/22 The first Soviet atomic bomb explodes, 1949 |
09/22 The first Soviet atomic bomb explodes, 1949 |
09/23 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law, 1972 |
09/23 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law, 1972 |
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09/24 The Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England, 1664 |
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09/25 Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking era, 1066 |
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09/26 Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic, 1973 |
09/27 The first passenger was hauled in a locomotive in England, 1825 |
09/27 The first passenger was hauled in a locomotive in England, 1825 |
09/28 "Pilgrim's Progress" published, 1678 |
09/28 "Pilgrim's Progress" published, 1678 |
09/28 A Greek soldier runs 26+ miles after the Persian defeat at Marathon, |
09/28 A Greek soldier runs 26+ miles after the Persian defeat at Marathon, |
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1888 |
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09/30 The first tooth is extracted under anesthesia in Charleston, Mass, 1846 |
09/30 The first tooth is extracted under anesthesia in Charleston, Mass, 1846 |
09/30 The verdicts of the Nuremberg trials are announced, 1946 |
09/30 The verdicts of the Nuremberg trials are announced, 1946 |
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10/01 Austria issues the world's first postcards, 1869 |
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10/02 Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec, 1535 |
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10/03 O. J. Simpson is found not guilty of murder, 1995 |
10/04 Crimean war begins, 1853 |
10/04 Crimean war begins, 1853 |
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10/05 Portugal declares itself a republic, 1910 |
10/06 Antioch College is the first public school to admit men and women, 1853 |
10/06 Antioch College is the first public school to admit men and women, 1853 |
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 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 |
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10/08 San Marino adopts its written constitution, 1600 |
10/09 First two-way telephone conversation, 1876 |
10/09 First two-way telephone conversation, 1876 |
10/10 Beginning of the Wars for Independence in Cuba |
10/10 Beginning of the Wars for Independence in Cuba |
10/10 Foundation of the Workers Party in North Korea |
10/10 Foundation of the Workers Party in North Korea |
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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 |
10/14 Battle of Hastings won by William the Conqueror and the Normans, 1066 |
10/14 Battle of Hastings won by William the Conqueror and the Normans, 1066 |
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10/15 Edison Electric Light Company begins operation, 1878 |
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10/16 The Walt Disney Company is founded by Walt Disney |
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and his brother, Roy Disney, 1923 |
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10/17 Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion, 1931 |
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10/18 The Grand Ole Opry opens its doors, 1925 |
10/19 Mao Tse-tung establishes the People's Republic of China, 1949 |
10/19 Mao Tse-tung establishes the People's Republic of China, 1949 |
10/19 Napoleon's beaten army begins the long retreat from Moscow, 1812 |
10/19 Napoleon's beaten army begins the long retreat from Moscow, 1812 |
10/20 "Saturday Night Massacre", 1973 |
10/20 "Saturday Night Massacre", 1973 |
10/20 OPEC embargo, 1973 |
10/20 OPEC embargo, 1973 |
10/21 Edison makes the first practical incandescent lamp, 1879 |
10/21 Edison makes the first practical incandescent lamp, 1879 |
10/21 Guggenheim Museum opens, 1959 |
10/21 Guggenheim Museum opens, 1959 |
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10/22 Laos gains independence from France, 1953 |
10/23 Battle of Leyte Gulf begins, 1944 |
10/23 Battle of Leyte Gulf begins, 1944 |
10/23 Swallows leave Capistrano |
10/23 Swallows leave Capistrano |
10/23 South African troops invade Angola in support of UNITA and FNLA, 1975 |
10/23 South African troops invade Angola in support of UNITA and FNLA, 1975 |
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10/24 Founding of the United Nations, 1945 |
10/25 The UN removes Taiwan and admits the People's Republic of China, 1971 |
10/25 The UN removes Taiwan and admits the People's Republic of China, 1971 |
10/26 UN's World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated, 1978 |
10/26 UN's World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated, 1978 |
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10/27 Stock markets around the world crash because of fears of |
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a global economic meltdown, 1997 |
10/28 Columbus discovers Cuba, 1492 |
10/28 Columbus discovers Cuba, 1492 |
10/28 Constantine's army defeats forces of Maxentius at Mulvian Bridge, 312 |
10/28 Constantine's army defeats forces of Maxentius at Mulvian Bridge, 312 |
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10/29 Leibniz makes the first use of the "long s" for integral, 1675 |
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10/30 Communist Party of Australia founded in Sydney, 1920 |
10/31 Luther nails 95 Theses to door of Castle Church, Wittenberg, 1517 |
10/31 Luther nails 95 Theses to door of Castle Church, Wittenberg, 1517 |
11/01 Austria-Hungary become two separate nations, 1918 |
11/01 Austria-Hungary become two separate nations, 1918 |
11/01 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill Truman at the Blair House, 1950 |
11/01 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill Truman at the Blair House, 1950 |