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1994 |
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Marcelino Corniel, a homeless man, was shot and mortally wounded by White House security officers. He had brandished a knife near the executive mansion. |
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2001 |
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The first British peacekeepers arrived in Afghanistan to help the nation heal after decades of war.
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1987 |
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More than 3,000 people were killed when the Dona Paz, a Philippine passenger ship, collided with the tanker Vector off Mindoro island, setting off a double explosion. |
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1995 |
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An American Airlines Boeing 757 en route to Cali, Colombia, crashed into a mountain, killing all but four of the 163 people aboard. |
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The "Susan Constant," "Godspeed" and "Discovery" set sail from London. Their landing at Jamestown, VA, was the start of the first permanent English settlement in America. |
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1933 |
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The film "Flying Down to Rio" was first shown in New York. |
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1946 |
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The Frank Capra film "It's A Wonderful Life" had a preview showing for charity at New York City's Globe Theatre, a day before its "official" world premiere. James Stewart and Donna Reed star in the film. |
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1991 |
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Oliver Stone's "JFK" opened in the U.S. |
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1699 |
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Peter the Great ordered that the Russian New Year be changed from September 1 to January 1. |
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1973 |
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The Spanish premier Carrero Blanco was assassinated in Madrid.
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1991 |
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Ante Markovic resigned as federal Prime Minister of Yugoslavia. |
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2001 |
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Argentina's President Fernando De la Rua resigned after two years in power. |
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1996 |
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Doctors reported that a Cypriot woman who had taken fertility drugs was carrying about 11 embryos. |
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1998 |
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In Houston, TX, a 27-year-old woman gave birth to the only known living set of octuplets. |
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1968 |
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Author John Steinbeck died at the age of 66. |
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1860 |
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South Carolina became the first state to secede from the American Union. |
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1963 |
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The Berlin Wall was opened for the first time to West Berliners. It was only for the holiday season. It closed again on January 6, 1964. |
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1989 |
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General Noriega, Panama's former dictator, was overthrown by a United States invasion force invited by the new civilian government. The project was known as Operation Just Cause. |
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1999 |
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Sovereignty over the colony of Macao was transferred from Portugal to China. |
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1968 |
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Author John Steinbeck died at the age of 66. |
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1962 |
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A world indoor pole-vault record was set by Don Meyers when he cleared 16 feet, 11/4 inches. |
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1994 |
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Ivan Lendl retired after a 17-year tennis career.
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1879 |
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Thomas A. Edison privately demonstrated his incandescent light at Menlo Park, NJ. |
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1892 |
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Alexander T. Brown and George Stillman patented the pneumatic tire. |
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1938 |
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Vladimir Kosma Zworykin patented the iconoscope television system. |
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1880 |
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New York's Broadway became known as the "Great White Way" when it was lighted by electricity. |
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1803 |
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The United States Senate ratified a treaty that included the Louisiana Territories from France for $15 million. The transfer was completed with formal ceremonies in New Orleans. |
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1820 |
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The state of Missouri enacted legislation to tax bachelors between the ages of 21-50 for being unmarried. The tax was $1 a year. |
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1999 |
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The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded couples of the opposite sex. |
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2001 |
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The U.S. Congress passed a $20 billion package to finance the war against terrorism taking place in Afghanistan. |
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1790 |
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The first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, RI. |
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1928 |
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Mail delivery by dog sled began in Lewiston, ME. |
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1954 |
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Buick Motor Company signed Jackie Gleason to one of the largest contracts ever entered into with an entertainer. Gleason agreed to produce 78 half-hour shows over a two-year period for $6,142,500. |
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1864 |
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Confederate forces evacuated Savannah, GA as Union Gen. William T. Sherman continued his "March to the Sea." |
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1946 |
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In Indochina (Vietnam), full-scale guerrilla warfare between Vietnam partisans and French troops began. |
