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Charlie Chaplin surrendered his U.S. re-entry permit rather than face proceedings by the U.S. Justice Department. Chaplin was accused of sympathizing with Communist groups. |
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1967 |
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Richard Speck was found guilty of murdering eight student nurses. |
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1987 |
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In Northhampton, MA, Amy Carter, Abbie Hoffman and 13 others were acquitted on civil disobedience charges related with a CIA protest. |
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1998 |
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Pol Pot dies at the age of 73 after several years of ill health. The Cambodian dictator and leader of the Khmer Rouge was responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million people. His activities concerning the extermination of 20% of the Cambodian population inspired the award winning movie, The Killing Fields. The U.S. were planning to arrest Pot and deport him for a war crimes trial. |
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2000 |
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600 anti-IMF (International Monetary Fund) protesters were arrested in Washington, DC, for demonstrating without a permit. |
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1861 |
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U.S. President Lincoln mobilized the Federal army. |
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1912 |
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The ocean liner Titanic sank at 2:27 a.m. in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg the evening before. 1,517 people died and more than 700 people survived. |
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1919 |
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British troops killed 400 Indians at Amritsar, India. |
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1989 |
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In Sheffield, England, 93 people were killed and 180 were injured at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium when a crowd surged into an overcrowded standing area. |
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1817 |
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The first American school for the deaf was opened in Hartford, CT. |
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1960 |
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was organized at Shaw University. |
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1956 |
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The worlds’ first, all-color TV station was dedicated. It was WNBQ-TV in Chicago and is now WMAQ-TV. |
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1997 |
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Christopher Reeve received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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1865 |
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U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died from injuries inflicted by John Wilkes Booth. |
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1880 |
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William Gladstone became Prime Minister of England. |
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1999 |
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In Algeria, former Foreign Minister Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president. All of the opposition candidates claimed that the vote was fraudulent and withdrew from the election. |
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1892 |
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The General Electric Company was organized. |
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1850 |
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The city of San Francisco was incorporated. |
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1952 |
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U.S. President Harry Truman signed the official Japanese peace treaty. |
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1956 |
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General Motors announced that the first free piston automobile had been developed. |
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1871 |
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"Wild Bill" Hickok became the marshal of Abilene, Kansas. |
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1955 |
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Ray Kroc started the McDonald's restaurant chain. |
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1983 |
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Tokyo Disneyland opened. |
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1984 |
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Ten members of a family were found murdered in their home in New York City. An infant was found crawling among the corpses. |
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1953 |
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In Buenos Aires, six people were killed by a bomb at a rally addressed by President Peron. |
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1959 |
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro began a U.S. goodwill tour. |
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1989 |
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Students in Beijing launched a series of pro democracy protests upon the death of former Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang. The protests led to the Tienanmen Square massacre. |
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1999 |
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In Rawalpindi, Pakistan, a panel of two Lahore High Court judges convicted former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, of corruption. |
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1794 |
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"Courrier Francais" became the first French daily newspaper to be published in the U.S. |
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1934 |
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In the comic strip "Blondie," Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead welcomed a baby boy, Alexander. The child would be nicknamed, Baby Dumpling. |
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1953 |
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Pope Pius XII gave his approval of psychoanalysis but warned of possible abuses. |
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The first balloon was flown in Ireland. |
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1923 |
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Insulin became generally available for people suffering with diabetes. |
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1952 |
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The first B-52 prototype was tested in the air. |
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1947 |
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Jackie Robinson played his first major league baseball game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Previously he had only appeared in exhibition games. |
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1987 |
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In New York City, Mbongeni Ngema's "Asinamali!" opened as the first South African play on Broadway. |
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1899 |
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Thomas Edison organized the Edison Portland Cement Company. |
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1994 |
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The World Trade Organization was established. |
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1813 |
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U.S. troops under James Wilkinson attacked the Spanish-held city of Mobile that would be in the future state of Alabama. |
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1858 |
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At the Battle of Azimghur, the Mexicans defeated Spanish loyalists. |
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1917 |
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The British defeated the Germans at the battle of Arras. |
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1940 |
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French and British troops landed at Narvik, Norway. |
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1945 |
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During World War II, British and Canadian troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. |
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1948 |
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The Arabs were defeated in the first Jewish-Arab battle. |
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1986 |
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U.S. F-111 warplanes attacked Libya in response to the bombing of a discotheque in Berlin on April 5, 1986. |
