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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 |
03/15 Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by |
several senators, 44BC |
several senators, 44BC |
03/16 Largest coordinated worldwide virgil against the Iraq War, 2003 |
03/16 Largest coordinated worldwide vigil against the Iraq War, 2003 |
03/17 Invention of the rubber band, 1845 |
03/17 Invention of the rubber band, 1845 |
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03/17 Ukrainian Nationalist Republic declared, 1917 |
03/18 In the Pyramid of Cheops a 4.400 year old mummy is found, 1989 |
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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05/05 Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire, 1260 |
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 World War II, 1945 |
05/07 Germany surrenders after World War II, 1945 |
05/08 The first games of the Italian Football League are played, 1898 |
05/08 Herbert Akroyd Stuart patented the first "diesel" engine, 1890 |
05/09 The first parliament of Australia opens in Melbourne, 1901 |
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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1888 |
1888 |
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 |
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11/06 Anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution (2 days) in U.S.S.R. |
11/06 Anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution (2 days) in U.S.S.R. |
11/07 Abolitionist newspaperman Elijah P. Lovejoy murdered by mob, 1837 |
11/07 Abolitionist newspaperman Elijah P. Lovejoy murdered by mob, 1837 |
11/07 Lewis and Clark Expedition in sight of the Pacific Ocean, 1805 |
11/07 Lewis and Clark Expedition in sight of the Pacific Ocean, 1805 |
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11/08 Invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the |
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Stockholm Bloodbath, 1520 |
11/09 Giant panda discovered (?!), China, 1927 |
11/09 Giant panda discovered (?!), China, 1927 |
11/09 Jack the Ripper kills fifth and final victim, Jane Kelly, 1888 |
11/09 Jack the Ripper kills fifth and final victim, Jane Kelly, 1888 |
11/10 Henry Stanley asks David Livingston, "Dr. Livingston, I presume?", 1871 |
11/10 Henry Stanley asks David Livingston, "Dr. Livingston, I presume?", 1871 |
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11/11 First broadcast of Sesame Street, 1970 |
11/12 Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Birthday in Taiwan |
11/12 Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Birthday in Taiwan |
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11/13 St. Brice's Day massacre by order of Ethelred, king of England, 1002 |
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11/14 Czechoslovakie becomes a republic, 1918 |
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11/15 First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, 1920 |
11/16 Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869 |
11/16 Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869 |
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11/17 Elizabeth I of England succeeds Queen Mary I of England, 1558 |
11/18 First hydrogen bomb blasts Enewetok, 1952 |
11/18 First hydrogen bomb blasts Enewetok, 1952 |
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11/19 Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Company, 1916 |
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11/20 Nuremberg Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals begin, 1945 |
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11/21 Birmingham Pub Bombings by the IRA kill 21 people, 1974 |
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11/22 John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas, 1963 |
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11/23 The first edition of Life is published. 1936 |
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11/24 Alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is killed by |
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Jack Ruby in Dallas, Texas, 1963 |
11/25 Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, 1867 |
11/25 Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, 1867 |
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11/26 Last flight ever with a Concorde made over Bristol, UK, 2003 |
11/27 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize, 1895 |
11/27 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize, 1895 |
11/27 Friction match invented by englishman John Walker, Sweden, 1826 |
11/27 Friction match invented by englishman John Walker, Sweden, 1826 |
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11/28 Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire, 1912 |
11/29 King Tut's tomb opened, 1922 |
11/29 King Tut's tomb opened, 1922 |
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12/01 Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line, 1913 |
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12/02 Napoleon III becomes Emperor of the French, 1852 |
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 |
12/03 The Montreux Casino burns down during a Frank Zappa concert, 1971 |
12/03 The Montreux Casino burns down during a Frank Zappa concert, 1971 |
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12/04 People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution, 1982 |
12/05 Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776 |
12/05 Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776 |
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12/06 London becomes the world's first city with motorised cabs, 1897 |
12/07 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
12/07 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
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12/08 Romanian Constitution is adopted in a referendum, 1991 |
12/09 Ball-bearing roller skates patented, 1884 |
12/09 Ball-bearing roller skates patented, 1884 |
12/10 Metric system established in France, 1799 |
12/10 Metric system established in France, 1799 |
12/10 Nobel Peace Prize awarded each year |
12/10 Nobel Peace Prize awarded each year |
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12/11 The British Parliament enacts the Statute of Westminster, 1931 |
12/12 First wireless message sent across Atlantic by Marconi, 1901 |
12/12 First wireless message sent across Atlantic by Marconi, 1901 |
12/13 Dartmouth College chartered, 1769 |
12/13 Dartmouth College chartered, 1769 |
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12/14 Portugal joins the United Nations, 1955 |
12/15 Argo Merchant oil spill, 1976 |
12/15 Argo Merchant oil spill, 1976 |
12/15 James Naismith invents basketball, Canada, 1891 |
12/15 James Naismith invents basketball, Canada, 1891 |
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12/16 Pokemon episode (Electric Soldier Porygon) triggers attacks of |
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photosensitive epilepsy in hundreds of Japanese children, 1997 |
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12/17 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is first published, 1843 |
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12/18 Indonesia invades Netherlands New Guinea, 1961 |
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12/19 Hitler becomes Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the |
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German Army, 1941 |
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12/20 Cheka founded, 1917 |
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12/21 Charles de Gaulle is elected President of France, 1958 |
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12/22 First freight train is operated in Roorkee in India, 1851 |
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12/23 The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories, 1947 |
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12/24 Hong Kong falls to the Japanese Imperial Army, 1941 |
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12/25 Christian holiday Christmas Day celebrated |
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12/25 Christmas Island founded and named by Captain William Mynors, 1643 |
12/26 DPMA founded, 1951 |
12/26 DPMA founded, 1951 |
12/27 Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845 |
12/27 Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845 |
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12/28 Spain recognizes independence of Mexico, 1836 |
12/29 Battle of Wounded knee, 1890 |
12/29 Battle of Wounded knee, 1890 |
12/29 Edison receives patent for Radio, 1891 |
12/29 Edison receives patent for Radio, 1891 |
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12/30 Soviet Ukrainian Republic declared, 1917 |
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12/30 Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations, 1993 |
12/31 St. Sylvester in Switzerland |
12/31 St. Sylvester in Switzerland |
12/31 Windows tax in England, 1695 |
12/31 Windows tax in England, 1695 |
12/31 First supersonic commercial flight by Tu-144, 1968 |
12/31 First supersonic commercial flight by Tu-144, 1968 |