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The state of Washington executed Westley Allan Dodd. It was America's first legal hanging since 1965. Dodd was an admitted child sex killer. |
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1896 |
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It was reported by The Austrian newspaper that Wilhelm Roentgen had discovered the type of radiation that became known as X-rays. |
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1935 |
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Phil Spitalny’s All-Girl Orchestra was featured on CBS radio on the program, "The Hour of Charm." |
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1940 |
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got its very first demonstration of FM radio. |
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1948 |
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Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic. |
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1961 |
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"Mr. Ed" debuted. The show would run for six years. |
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1970 |
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"All My Children" premiered on ABC. |
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1925 |
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Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross was sworn in as the governor of Wyoming She was the first female governor in the U.S. |
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1987 |
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan underwent prostate surgery. |
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1996 |
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Yahya Ayyash, a member of the Hamas in Israel, is killed by a booby-trapped cellular phone. |
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1998 |
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U.S. Representative Sonny Bono died in skiing accident. |
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2002 |
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A 15 year-old student pilot, Charles Bishop, crashed a small plane into a building in Tampa, FL. Bishop was about to begin a flying lesson when he took off without permission and without an instructor. |
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1900 |
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In Ireland, Nationalist leader John Edward Redmond called for a revolt against British rule. |
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1944 |
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The London "Daily Mail" was the first transoceanic newspaper to be published. |
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1972 |
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U.S. President Richard M. Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle. |
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1934 |
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Both the National and American baseball leagues decided to use a uniform-size baseball. It was the first time in 33 years that both leagues used the same size ball. (MLB) |
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1903 |
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The general public could use the Pacific cable for the very first time. |
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1914 |
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Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday. |
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1933 |
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Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began. |
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1885 |
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The Long Island Railroad Company became the first to offer piggy-back rail service which was the transportation of farm wagons on trains. |
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1781 |
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Richmond, VA, was burned by a British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold. |
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