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1980 |
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Six Americans who had fled the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 1979, left Iran using false Canadian diplomatic passports. The Americans had been hidden at the Canadian embassy in Tehran. |
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1994 |
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In Los Angeles, Superior Court Judge Stanley Weisberg declared a mistrial in the case of Lyle Menendez in the murder of his parents. Lyle, and his brother Erik, were both retried later and were found guilty. They were sentenced to life in prison without parole. |
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1998 |
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In Manilla, Philippines, gunmen held at least 400 children and teachers for several hours at an elementary school. |
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1902 |
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The Carnegie Institution was established in Washington, DC. It began with a gift of $10 million from Andrew Carnegie. |
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1973 |
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CBS-TV debuted "Barnaby Jones." |
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1997 |
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Clive Davis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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1788 |
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The first British penal settlement was founded at Botany Bay. |
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1915 |
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The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea. |
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1935 |
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Iceland became the first country to introduce legalized abortion. |
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1521 |
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The Diet of Worms began, at which Protestant reformer Luther was declared an outlaw by the Roman Catholic church. |
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1916 |
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Louis D. Brandeis was appointed by President Wilson to the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming its first Jewish member. |
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1958 |
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Roy Campanella (Brooklyn Dodgers) was seriously injured in an auto accident in New York. He would never return to play again. |
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1909 |
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The United States ended direct control over Cuba. |
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1878 |
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"The Yale News" was published for the first time. It was the first, daily, collegiate newspaper in the U.S. |
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1958 |
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Construction began on first private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor. |
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1986 |
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The U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff. All seven of its crewmembers were killed. |
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1922 |
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The National Football League (NFL) franchise in Decatur, IL, transferred to Chicago. The team took the name Chicago Bears. |
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1957 |
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The Brooklyn Dodgers announced that circus clown Emmett Kelly had been hired to entertain fans at baseball games. |
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1878 |
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The first telephone switchboard was installed in New Haven, CT. |
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1938 |
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The first ski tow started operation in Vermont. |
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1965 |
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General Motors reported the biggest profit of any U.S. company in history. |
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1999 |
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Ford Motor company announced the purchase of Sweden's Volvo AB for $6.45 billion. |
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2002 |
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Toys R Us Inc. announced that it would be closing 27 Toys R Us stores and 37 Kids R Us stores in order to cut costs and boost operating profits. |
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1807 |
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London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight. |
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1871 |
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France surrendered in the Franco-Prussian War. |
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1918 |
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The Bolsheviks occupied Helsinki, Finland. |
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1945 |
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During World War II, Allied supplies began reaching China over the newly reopened Burma Road. |