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1895 |
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Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry. Wilde had been accused of homosexual practices. |
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1951 |
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Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for committing espionage for the Soviet Union. |
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1953 |
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Jomo Kenyatta was convicted and sentenced to 7 years in prison for orchestrating the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya. |
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1999 |
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Two Libyans suspected of bombing a Pan Am jet in 1988 were handed over so they could be flown to the Netherlands for trial. 270 people were killed in the bombing. |
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1999 |
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In Laramie, WY, Russell Henderson pled guilty to kidnapping and felony murder in the death of Matthew Shepard. |
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1987 |
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FOX Broadcasting Company launched "Married....With Children" and "The Tracey Ullman Show". The two shows were the beginning of the FOX lineup. |
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1792 |
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U.S. President George Washington cast the first presidential veto. The measure was for apportioning representatives among the states. |
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1843 |
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Queen Victoria proclaimed Hong Kong to be a British crown colony. |
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1919 |
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Eamon de Valera became president of Ireland. |
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1955 |
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Winston Churchill resigned as British prime minister. |
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2004 |
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Near Mexico City's international airport, lightning struck the jet Mexican President Vicente Fox was on. |
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1930 |
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Mahatma Ghandi defied British law by making salt in India. |
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1614 |
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American Indian Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia. |
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1621 |
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The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, MA, on a return trip to England. |
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1827 |
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James H. Hackett became the first American actor to appear abroad as he performed at Covent Garden in London, England. |
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1887 |
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Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller the meaning of the word "water" as spelled out in the manual alphabet. |
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1989 |
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In Poland, accords were signed between Solidarity and the government that set free elections for June 1989. The eight-year ban on Solidarity was also set to be lifted. |
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2009 |
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North Korea launched the Kwangmyongsong-2 rocket, prompting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. |
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1806 |
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Isaac Quintard patented the cider mill. |
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1892 |
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Walter H. Coe patented gold leaf in rolls. |
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1933 |
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The first operation to remove a lung was performed at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO. |
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1984 |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers) became the all-time NBA regular season scoring leader when he broke Wilt Chamberlain's record of 31,419 career points. |
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1985 |
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John McEnroe said "any man can beat any woman at any sport, especially tennis." |
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1923 |
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company began the first regular production of balloon tires. |
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1998 |
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The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan opened becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world. It links Shikoku and Honshu. The bridge cost about $3.8 billion. |
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1242 |
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Russian troops repelled an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. |
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1869 |
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Daniel Bakeman, the last surviving soldier of the U.S. Revolutionary War, died at the age of 109. |
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1908 |
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The Japanese Army reached the Yalu River as the Russians retreated. |
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1941 |
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German commandos secured docks along the Danube River in preparation for Germany’s invasion of the Balkans. |
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1986 |
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A discotheque in Berlin was bombed by Libyan terrorists. The U.S. attacked Libya with warplanes in retaliation on April 15, 1986. |