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1982 |
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The trial of John W. Hinckley Jr. began in Washington. Hinckley was later acquitted by reason of insanity for the shooting of U.S. President Reagan and three others. |
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1865 |
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In the U.S. the Sultana exploded while carrying 2,300 Union POWs. Between 1,400: 2,000 were killed. |
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1953 |
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Five people were killed and 60 injured when Mt. Aso erupted on the island of Kyushu. |
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1989 |
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Student protestors took over Tiananmen Square in Beijing. |
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1986 |
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Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) interrupted HBO. |
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1909 |
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The sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid II, was overthrown. |
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1861 |
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U.S. President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus. |
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1950 |
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South Africa passed the Group Areas Act, which formally segregated races. |
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1982 |
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China proposed a new constitution that would radically alter the structure of the national government. |
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1521 |
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Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines. |
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1897 |
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Grant's Tomb was dedicated. |
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1938 |
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Geraldine Apponyi married King Zog of Albania. She was the first American woman to become a queen. |
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1984 |
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In London, Libyan gunmen left the Libyan Embassy 11 days after killing a policewoman and wounding 10 others. |
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1565 |
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The first Spanish settlement in Philippines was established in Cebu City. |
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1813 |
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Americans under Gen. Pike capture York (present day Toronto) the seat of government in Ontario. |
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1945 |
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The Second Republic was founded in Austria. |
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1953 |
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The U.S. offered $50,000 and political asylum to any Communist pilot that delivered a MIG jet. |
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1961 |
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The United Kingdom granted Sierra Leone independence. |
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1987 |
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The U.S. Justice Department barred Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from entering the U.S. He claimed that he had aided in the deportation and execution of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II. |
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1992 |
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The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed in Belgrade by the Republic of Serbia and its ally Montenegro. |
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1992 |
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Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics won entry into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. |
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2005 |
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Russian President Vladimir Putin became the first Kremlin leader to visit Israel. |
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1509 |
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Pope Julius II excommunicated the Italian state of Venice. |
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1960 |
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The submarine Tullibee was launched from Groton, CT. It was the first sub to be equipped with closed-circuit television. |
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1899 |
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The Western Golf Association was founded in Chicago, IL. |
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1903 |
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Jamaica Race Track opened in Long Island, NY. |
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1938 |
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A colored baseball was used for the first time in any baseball game. The ball was yellow and was used between Columbia and Fordham Universities in New York City. |
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1947 |
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"Babe Ruth Day" was celebrated at Yankee Stadium. |
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1983 |
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Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) broke a 55-year-old major league baseball record when he struck out his 3,509th batter of his career. |
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1880 |
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Francis Clarke and M.G. Foster patented the electrical hearing aid. |
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1965 |
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"Pampers" were patented by R.C. Duncan. |
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1967 |
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In Montreal, Prime Minister Lester Pearson lighted a flame to open Expo 67. |
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1946 |
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The SS African Star was placed in service. It was the first commercial ship to be equipped with radar. |
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2005 |
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The A380, the world's largest jetliner, completed its maiden flight. The passenger capability was 840. |
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1296 |
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The Scots were defeated by Edward I at the Battle of Dunbar. |
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1805 |
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A force led by U.S. Marines captured the city of Derna, on the shores of Tripoli. |
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1861 |
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West Virginia seceded from Virginia after Virginia seceded from the Union during the American Civil War. |
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1863 |
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The Army of the Potomac began marching on Chancellorsville. |
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1937 |
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German bombers devastated Guernica, Spain. |
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1975 |
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Saigon was encircled by North Vietnamese troops. |
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1978 |
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Pro-Soviet Marxists seized control of Afghanistan. |
