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"American Messenger Company" was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The companies name was later changed to "United Parcel Service." |
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1917 |
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Ten suffragists were arrested as they picketed the White House.
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1981 |
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John Hinckley, Jr. pled innocent to the charge of attempting to kill U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Hinckley was later acquitted by reason of insanity.
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1986 |
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Jerry Whitworth, a retired Navy warrant officer, was convicted for his role in a Soviet spy ring. He was sentenced to 365 years in prison and fined $410,000.
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1989 |
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Jim Bakker's fraud and conspiracy trial opened.
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1991 |
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A subway operator in New York was charged with manslaughter after his train derailed, killing 5 people and injuring 133.
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1973 |
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An earthquake hit an area southwest of Mexico City killing 520 people and injuring 1,000 more.
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1988 |
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At an air show in Ramstein, West Germany, an Italian Air Force jet collided with 2 other jets and then plunged into a crowd. 70 people were killed. |
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1990 |
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27 people were killed and 350 injured when a tornado struck in Will County in Chicago. |
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1994 |
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A DEA plane crashed in Peru killing 5 U.S. agents. |
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1997 |
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In Algeria, nearly 300 people were killed in a single late-night incident between the government and Islamic militants. |
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1609 |
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Delaware Bay was discovered by Henry Hudson. |
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1922 |
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The first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City. The Queensboro Realty Company bought 10 minutes of time for $100.
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1833 |
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Slavery was banned by the British Parliament throughout the British Empire.
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1998 |
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The Pakistani prime minister created new Islamic order and legal system based on the Koran. |
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1811 |
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Percy Bysshe Shelley and Harriet Westbrook eloped. |
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1947 |
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Manolete was mortally wounded by a bull during a fight in Linares, Spain. He died the following day at age 30. |
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1955 |
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Emmett Till was abducted from his uncle's home in Mississippi. Two white men had brutally murdered the black teen-ager after he supposedly whistled at a white woman. |
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1963 |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended. |
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1990 |
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Two college students were found and believed to be the fourth and fifth victims in an apparent serial killing near the University of Florida at Gainesville. |
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1996 |
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A divorce decree was issued for Britain's Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage. |
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2004 |
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George Brunstad, at age 70, became the oldest person to swim the English Channel. The swim from Dover, England, to Sangatte, France, took 15 hours and 59 minutes. |
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1990 |
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Iraq declared Kuwait to be its 19th province and renamed Kuwait City al-Kadhima. |
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1981 |
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"The New York Daily News" published its final afternoon edition. |
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1619 |
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Ferdinand II was elected Holy Roman Emperor. His policy of "One church, one king" was his way of trying to outlaw Protestantism. |
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1774 |
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The first American-born saint was born in New York City. Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized in 1975. |
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1922 |
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The Walker Cup was held for the first time at Southampton, NY. It is the oldest international team golf match in America. |
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1941 |
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The Football Writers Association of America was organized. |
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1972 |
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Mark Spitz captured the first of his seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He set a world record when he completed the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes and 7/10ths of a second. |
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1995 |
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The biggest bank in the U.S. was created when Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank announced their $10 billion deal. |
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1830 |
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"The Tom Thumb" was demonstrated in Baltimore, MD. It was the first passenger-carrying train of its kind to be built in America. |
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1939 |
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The first successful flight of a jet-propelled airplane took place. The plane was a German Heinkel He 178.
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1916 |
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Italy's declaration of war against Germany took effect during World War I. |
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1995 |
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A mortar shell killed 38 people in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The act triggered NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. |
