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1989 |
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A pro-Iranian group in Lebanon released a videotape reportedly showing the hanged body of American hostage William R. Higgins. |
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In New York City, NY, police seized five bombs believed to be bound for terrorist attacks on city subways. |
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Christopher Columbus, on his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, arrived at the island of Trinidad. |
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1964 |
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The American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon's surface. |
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1971 |
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Men rode in a vehicle on the moon for the first time in a lunar rover vehicle (LRV). |
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1999 |
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The spacecraft Lunar Prospect crashed into the moon. It was a mission to detect frozen water on the moon's surface. The craft had been launched on January 6, 1998. |
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MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, "White Shadows on the South Seas." |
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1995 |
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The Walt Disney Company agreed to acquire Capital Cities/ABC in a $19 billion deal. |
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1948 |
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U.S. President Truman helped dedicate New York International Airport (later John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild Field. |
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2007 |
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The iTunes Music Store reached 2 million feature length films sold.
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1932 |
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Enzo Ferrari retired from racing. In 1950 he launched a series of cars under his name. |
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1955 |
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Marilyn Bell of Toronto, Canada, at age 17, became the youngest person to swim the English Channel. |
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1998 |
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Nicolas Cage received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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1919 |
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Germany's Weimar Constitution was adopted. |
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1959 |
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The Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) was founded. The group is known for being an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. |
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1991 |
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U.S. President H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. |
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1961 |
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The first tie in All-Star Game major league baseball history was recorded when it was stopped in the 9th inning due to rain at Boston's Fenway Park. |
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1981 |
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The seven-week baseball players’ strike came to an end when the players and owners agreed on the issue of free agent compensation. |
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1790 |
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The first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for his process for making potash and pearl ashes. The substance was used in fertilizer. |
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The cornerstone of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, PA, was laid. It was the first building to be used only as a U.S. government building. |
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1948 |
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U.S. President Truman helped dedicate New York International Airport (later John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild Field. |
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1945 |
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Pierre Laval of France surrendered to Americans in Austria. |
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1998 |
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More than 50 people died in Kashmir due to crossfire between India and Pakistan. |
