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Perseus was arrested, tortured, and put to death. |
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1988 |
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In Martinez, CA, a drain valve was left open at the Shell Marsh. More than 10,000 barrels of oil poured into the marsh adjoining Peyton Slough. |
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1996 |
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A New York civil-court jury ordered Bernhard Goetz to pay $43 million to Darrell Cabey. Cabey was paralyzed when he was shot in subway car in 1984. |
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1998 |
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James Earl Ray died, at age 70, while serving a life sentence for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Ray had confessed to the crime and then later insisted he had been framed. |
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The U.S. Senate passed the Soldiers Bonus Bill. |
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About 200 people died in a dance-hall fire in Natchez, MS. |
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The word "hillbilly" was first used in print in an article in the "New York Journal." It was spelled "Hill-Billie". |
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1915 |
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The A.C.A. became the National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA). |
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1896 |
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The Vitascope system for projecting movies onto a screen was demonstrated in New York City. |
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2005 |
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The first video was uploaded to YouTube.com. |
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2009 |
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The iTunes Music Store reached 1 billion applications downloaded. |
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1789 |
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U.S. President George Washington moved into Franklin House, New York. It was the first executive mansion. |
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1999 |
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In Washington, DC, the heads of state and government of the 19 NATO nations celebrated the organization's 50th anniversary. |
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The first English order of knighthood was founded. It was the Order of the Garter. |
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1872 |
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Charlotte E. Ray became the first black woman lawyer. |
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1908 |
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U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt signed an act creating the U.S. Army Reserve. |
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1969 |
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Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for killing U.S. Senator Robert Kennedy. The sentence was later reduced to life in prison. |
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1988 |
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A U.S. federal law took effect that banned smoking on flights that were under two hours. |
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2003 |
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U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that authorized the design change of the 5-cent coin (nickel) for release in 2004. It was the first change to the coin in 65 years. The change, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, was planned to run for only two years before returning to the previous design. |
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1987 |
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An apartment complex being built in Bridgeport, Connecticut collapsed. 28 construction workers were killed. |
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1988 |
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Kanellos Kanelopoulos set three world records for human-powered flight when he stayed in the air for 74 miles and four hours in his pedal-powered "Daedalus". |
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1996 |
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An auction of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' possessions began at Sotheby's in New York City. |
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1997 |
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An infertility doctor in California announced that a 63-year-old woman had given birth in late 1996. The child was from a donor egg. The woman is the oldest known woman to give birth. |
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Pedro Cabal claimed Brazil for Portugal. |
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1895 |
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Russia, France, and Germany forced Japan to return the Liaodong peninsula to China. |
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1920 |
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The Turkish Grand National Assembly had its first meeting in Ankara. |
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1950 |
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Chaing evacuated Hainan, leaving mainland China to Mao and the communists. |
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1985 |
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The U.S. House rejected $14 million in aid to Nicaragua. |
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1989 |
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It was reported that 277 had been killed in the most recent rebel attack in Afghanistan. |
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2004 |
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U.S. President George W. Bush eased sanctions against Libya in return for Moammar Gadhafi's agreement to give up weapons of mass destruction. |
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"Courier De Boston" was published for the first time. It was the first Roman Catholic magazine in the U.S. |
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1968 |
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The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church merged to form the United Methodist Church. |
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1967 |
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The Soyuz 1 was launched by Russia. |
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1971 |
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The Soyuz 10 was launched. |
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1981 |
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The Soviet Union conducted an underground nuclear test at their Semipaltinsk (Kazakhstan) test site. |
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1921 |
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Charles Paddock set a record time in the 300-meter track event when he posted a time of 33.2 seconds. |
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1948 |
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Johnny Longden became the first race jockey to ride 3,000 career winners. |
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1954 |
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Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit his first major-league home run on this day. |
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1964 |
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Ken Johnson of the Houston Astros threw the first no-hitter for a loss. The game was lost 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds due to two errors. |
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1989 |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played his last regular season game in the NBA. |
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1951 |
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The Associated Press began use of the new service of teletype setting. |
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1982 |
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices declined the previous month (March). It was the first decline in almost 17 years. |
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1985 |
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The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was changing its 99-year-old secret formula. New Coke was not successful, which resulted in the resumption of selling the original version. |
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1521 |
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The Comuneros were crushed by royalist troops in Spain. |
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1759 |
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The British seized Basse-Terre and Guadeloupe in the Antilies from France. |
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1826 |
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Missolonghi fell to Egyptian forces. |
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1861 |
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Arkansas troops seized Fort Smith. |
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1945 |
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The Soviet Army fought its way into Berlin. |
