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1985 |
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In Argentina, a fire at a mental hospital killed 79 people and injured 247. |
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1986 |
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The world’s worst nuclear disaster to date occurred at Chernobyl, in Kiev. Thirty-one people died in the incident and thousands more were exposed to radioactive material. |
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1819 |
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The first Odd Fellows lodge in the U.S. was established in Baltimore, MD. |
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1906 |
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In Hawaii, motion pictures were shown for the first time. |
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1921 |
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Weather broadcasts were heard for the first time on radio in St. Louis, MO. |
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1931 |
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NBC premiered "Lum and Abner." It was on the air for 24 years. |
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1937 |
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"Lorenzo Jones" premiered on NBC radio. |
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1931 |
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New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hit a home run but was called out for passing a runner. |
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1954 |
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Grace Kelly was on the cover of "LIFE" magazine. |
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2002 |
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In Erfurt, Germany, an expelled student killed 17 people at his former school. The student then killed himself. |
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1607 |
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The British established an American colony at Cape Henry, Virginia. It was the first permanent English establishment in the Western Hemisphere. |
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1964 |
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The African nations of Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania. |
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1968 |
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Students seized the administration building at Ohio State University. |
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1937 |
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"LIFE" magazine was printed without the word "LIFE" on the cover. |
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1514 |
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Copernicus made his first observations of Saturn. |
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1941 |
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An organ was played at a baseball stadium for the first time in Chicago, IL. |
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1952 |
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Patty Berg set a new record for major women’s golf competition when she shot a 64 over 18 holes in a tournament in Richmond, CA. |
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1964 |
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The Boston Celtics won their sixth consecutive NBA title. They won two more before the streak came to an end. |
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1983 |
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Dow Jones Industrial Average broke 1,200 for first time. |
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2000 |
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Charles Wang and Sanjay Kumar purchased the NHL's New York Islanders. |
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1929 |
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First non-stop flight from England to India was completed. |
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1478 |
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Pazzi conspirators attacked Lorenzo and kill Giuliano de'Medici. |
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1865 |
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John Wilkes Booth was killed by the U.S. Federal Cavalry. |
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1865 |
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Joseph E. Johnston surrendered the Army of Tennessee to Sherman during the American Civil War. |
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1937 |
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German planes attacked Guernica, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War. |
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1945 |
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Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, the head of France's Vichy government during World War II, was arrested. |
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1982 |
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The British announced that Argentina had surrendered on South Georgia. |
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1998 |
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Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera was bludgeoned to death two days after a report he'd compiled on atrocities during Guatemala's 36-year civil war was made public. |