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The first mail was delivered via Pony Express when a westbound rider arrived in Sacremento, CA from St. Joseph, MO |
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1984 |
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Christopher Walker was killed in a fight with police in New Hampshire. Walker was wanted as a suspect in the kidnappings of 11 young women in several states. |
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1999 |
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Jack Kervorkian was sentenced in Pontiac, MI, to 10 to 25 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Thomas Youk. Youk's assisted suicide was videotaped and shown on "60 Minutes" in 1998. |
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2000 |
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Richard Gordon was charged with trying to extort $250,000 from Louie Anderson in exchange for not telling the tabloid media about Anderson once asking him for sex. Gordon was held without bail pending a court hearing. |
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2000 |
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It was announced that 69 people had died when the Arlahada, a Philippine ferry, capsized. 70 people were rescued. |
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1964 |
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Sidney Poitier became the first black to win an Oscar for best actor. It was for his role in the movie "Lilies of the Field." |
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1943 |
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial. |
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1949 |
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Philip S. Hench and associates announced that cortizone was an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. |
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1849 |
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The Hungarian Republic was proclaimed. |
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1782 |
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Washington, NC, was incorporated as the first town to be named for George Washington. |
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1808 |
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William "Juda" Henry Lane perfected the tap dance. |
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1598 |
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King Henry IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes which granted political rights to French Protestant Huguenots. |
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1919 |
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British forces killed hundreds of Indian nationalists in the Amritsar Massacre. |
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1959 |
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A Vatican edict prohibited Roman Catholics from voting for Communists. |
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1961 |
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The U.N. General Assembly condemned South Africa due to apartheid. |
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1984 |
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U.S. President Reagan sent emergency military aid to El Salvador without congressional approval. |
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Twenty-five Hindus were killed and about 30 were wounded when grenades were thrown by suspected Islamic guerrillas near Jammu-Kashir. |
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2002 |
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Venezuela's interim president, Pedro Carmona, resigned a day after taking office. Thousands of protesters had supported over the ousting of president Hugo Chavez. |
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1829 |
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The English Parliament granted freedom of religion to Catholics. |
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1960 |
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The first navigational satellite was launched into Earth's orbit. |
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1970 |
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An oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13, preventing a planned moon landing. |
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1998 |
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Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep, gave natural birth to a healthy baby lamb. |
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1954 |
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Hank Aaron debuted with the Milwaukee Braves.
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1972 |
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The first strike in the history of major league baseball ended. Players had walked off the field 13 days earlier. |
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1979 |
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The world's longest doubles ping-pong match ended after 101 hours. |
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1997 |
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Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21. He also set a record when he finished at 18 under par. |
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1963 |
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Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds got his first hit in the major leagues. |
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1870 |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City. |
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1796 |
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The first known elephant to arrive in the United States from Bengal, India. |
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1916 |
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The first hybrid, seed corn was purchased for 15-cents a bushel by Samuel Ramsay. |
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1775 |
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Lord North extended the New England Restraining Act to South, Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. The act prohibited trade with any country other than Britain and Ireland. |
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1962 |
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In the U.S., major steel companies rescinded announced price increases. The John F. Kennedy administration had been applying pressure against the price increases. |
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1976 |
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The U.S. Federal Reserve introduced $2 bicentennial notes. |
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1981 |
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Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke received a Pulitzer Prize for her feature about an 8-year-old heroin addict named "Jimmy." Cooke relinquished the prize two days later after admitting she had fabricated the story. |
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1998 |
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NationsBank and BankAmerica announced a $62.5 billion merger, creating the country's first coast-to-coast bank. |
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1933 |
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The first flight over Mount Everest was completed by Lord Clydesdale. |
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1759 |
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The French defeated the European allies in Battle of Bergen. |
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1861 |
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After 34 hours of bombardment, the Union-held Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederates. |
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1941 |
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German troops captured Belgrade, Yugoslavia. |
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1945 |
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Vienna fell to Soviet troops. |
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1990 |
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The Soviet Union accepted responsibility for the World War 2 murders of thousands of imprisoned Polish officers in the Katyn Forest. The Soviets had previously blamed the massacre on the Nazis. |
