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01/31 Explorer I launched, 1958. Van Allen Belt discovered |
01/31 Explorer I launched, 1958. Van Allen Belt discovered |
01/31 Irving Langmuir, 1881, invented tungsten filament lamp |
01/31 Irving Langmuir, 1881, invented tungsten filament lamp |
02/01 First TV soap: Secret Storm, 1954 |
02/01 First TV soap: Secret Storm, 1954 |
02/01 Forces lead by Khomeini take over Iran, 1979 |
02/01 Forces led by Khomeini take over Iran, 1979 |
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 |
02/08 1963 Revolution Anniversary in Iraq |
02/08 1963 Revolution Anniversary in Iraq |
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04/27 Magellan killed in Philippines, 1521 |
04/27 Magellan killed in Philippines, 1521 |
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 |
05/03 Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969 |
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05/03 Anti-war protest disrupts business in Washington, 1971 |
05/03 Anti-war protest disrupts business in Washington, 1971 |
05/04 Four Kent State students are shot down by the National Guard, 1970 |
05/04 Four Kent State students are shot down by the National Guard, 1970 |
05/05 John Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, Dayton, TN, 1925 |
05/05 John Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, Dayton, TN, 1925 |
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05/29 First food stamps issued, 1961 |
05/29 First food stamps issued, 1961 |
05/30 US Marines sent to Nicaragua, 1912 |
05/30 US Marines sent to Nicaragua, 1912 |
06/02 Native Americans "granted" citizenship, 1924 |
06/02 Native Americans "granted" citizenship, 1924 |
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06/03 Last Star Trek episode first aired ("Turnabout Intruder"), 1969 |
06/05 Robert Kennedy assassinated, 1968 |
06/05 Robert Kennedy assassinated, 1968 |
06/05 US leaves the Gold Standard, 1933 |
06/05 US leaves the Gold Standard, 1933 |
06/06 First drive-in movie, 1933 |
06/06 First drive-in movie, 1933 |
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12/01 Martin Luther King Jr., leads black boycott of Montgomery buses, 1955 |
12/01 Martin Luther King Jr., leads black boycott of Montgomery buses, 1955 |
12/01 Rosa Parks refuses to move to back of the bus (Montgomery, AL), 1953 |
12/01 Rosa Parks refuses to move to back of the bus (Montgomery, AL), 1953 |
12/03 First neon light display, Paris, 1910 |
12/03 First neon light display, Paris, 1910 |
12/03 First successful human heart transplant lead 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 |
12/04 Washington takes leave of his officers at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC, 1783 |
12/04 Washington takes leave of his officers at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC, 1783 |
12/05 End of Prohibition, 1933 (at least the alcohol part) |
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12/05 Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776 |
12/05 Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776 |
12/05 The Eighteenth Amendment repealed, ending Prohibition, 1933 |
12/05 The Eighteenth Amendment repealed, |
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ending the Prohibition of alcohol, 1933 |
12/07 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
12/07 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941 |
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 |