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1991 |
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Actress Hedy Lamar, 77, was arrested for shoplifting in Florida. |
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1907 |
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The U.S. Army established an aeronautical division that later became the U.S. Air Force. |
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1957 |
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The North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) was created by the United States and Canada. |
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1943 |
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Several deaths occurred in a race-related riot in Harlem, New York City. |
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1779 |
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Francis Scott Key was born. He was an American composer, attorney, poet, and social worker. He was the composer of the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" which later became known as the "Star-Spangled Banner." |
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1973 |
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The movie "American Graffiti" opened. |
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1988 |
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Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" opened. |
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1834 |
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Slavery was outlawed in the British empire with an emancipation bill. |
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1876 |
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Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States. |
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1956 |
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The Social Security Act was amended to provide benefits to disabled workers aged 50-64 and disabled adult children. |
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1975 |
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The Helsinki accords pledged the signatory nations to respect human rights. |
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1498 |
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Christopher Columbus landed on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela). |
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1619 |
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The first black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, VA. |
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1790 |
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The first U.S. census was completed with a total population of 3,929,214 recorded. The areas included were the present states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia |
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1818 |
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Maria Mitchell was born. She was the first female professional astronomer and the first women to be elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
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1873 |
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Andrew S. Hallidie successfully tested a cable car. The design was done for San Francisco, CA. |
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1873 |
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Andrew S. Hallidie successfully tested a cable car. The design was done for San Francisco, CA. |
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1936 |
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Adolf Hitler presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin. |
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1966 |
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Fifteen people were shot and killed and 31 others were injured by Charles Joseph Whitman from a tower at the University of Texas at Austin. Whitman was killed in the tower. |
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1986 |
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John McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal were married. |
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1944 |
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In Warsaw, Poland, an uprising against Nazi occupation began. The revolt continued until October 2 when Polish forces surrendered. |
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2006 |
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro turned over absolute power when he gave his brother Raul authority while he underwent an intestinal surgery. |
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1744 |
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Oxygen was isolated from air successfully by chemist Carl Wilhelm and scientist Joseph Priestly. |
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1976 |
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The Seattle Seahawks played their first (preseason) game. The Seahawks lost 27-20 to San Francisco. |
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1978 |
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Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds ended his streak of hitting in 44 consecutive games. |
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1986 |
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Bert Blyleven became only the 10th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in his career. |
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1993 |
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Reggie Jackson was admitted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. |
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1893 |
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Shredded wheat was patented by Henry Perky and William Ford. |
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1953 |
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The first aluminum-faced building was completed. It was the first of this type in America. |
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1946 |
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In the U.S., the Atomic Energy Commission was established. |
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1995 |
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation announced a deal to buy CBS for $5.4 billion. |
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1998 |
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The U.S. books and music chain Borders opens its first European outlet with a 40,000-square-foot store on London's Oxford Street. |
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1894 |
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The first Sino-Japanese War erupted. The dispute was over control of Korea. |
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1914 |
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Germany declared war on Russia at the beginning of World War I. |
