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In Boston and New York City the first mailboxes were installed along streets. |
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1876 |
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"Wild Bill" Hickok was killed (shot from behind) while playing poker in Deadwood, SD. Jack McCall was later hanged for the shooting. |
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1974 |
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John Dean was sentenced to 1-4 years in prison for his involvement in the Watergate cover-up. |
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1995 |
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China ordered the expulsion of two U.S. Air Force officers. The two were said to have been caught spying on military sights. |
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1980 |
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A bomb exploded in a train station in Bologna, Italy. 85 people were killed. |
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1985 |
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137 people were killed when a jumbo jet crashed at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The Delta jet was attempting to land at the time of the crash. |
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1988 |
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U.S. military investigators concluded that "crew errors" were the cause of the shooting down of an Iranian passenger jet on July 3, 1988. |
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1999 |
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In eastern India, at least 278 people were killed when two trains collided at a station |
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1926 |
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John Barrymore and Mary Astor starred in the first showing of the Vitaphone System. The system was the combining of picture and sound for movies. |
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1987 |
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"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was re-released. The film was 50 years old at the time of its re-release. |
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1782 |
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George Washington invented the Honorary Badge of Distinction. |
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1934 |
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German President Paul von Hindenburg died. His successor was Adolf Hitler. |
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1939 |
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U.S. President Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act. The act prohibited civil service employees from taking an active part in political campaigns. |
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1983 |
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U.S. House of Representatives approved a law that designated the third Monday of January would be a federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The law was signed by President Reagon on November 2. |
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1922 |
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Alexander Graham Bell died. |
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1776 |
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Members of the Continental Congress began adding their signatures to the Declaration of Independence. |
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1939 |
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Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging the U.S. to have an atomic weapons research program. |
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1945 |
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The Allied conference at Potsdam was concluded. |
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1824 |
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Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue or as Saint Thomas Church in the City of New York and was incorporated on 9 January 1824. |
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1921 |
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Eight White Sox players were acquitted of throwing the 1919 World Series. |
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1938 |
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Bright yellow baseballs were used in a major league baseball game between the Dodgers and the Cardinals. It was hoped that the balls would be easier to see. |
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1791 |
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Samuel Briggs and his son Samuel Briggs, Jr. received a joint patent for their nail-making machine. They were the first father-son pair to receive a patent. |
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1887 |
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Rowell Hodge patented barbed wire. |
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1892 |
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Charles A. Wheeler patented the first escalator. |
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1990 |
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Iraq invaded the oil-rich country of Kuwait. Iraq claimed that Kuwait had driven down oil prices by exceeding production quotas set by OPEC. |
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1861 |
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The United States Congress passed the first income tax. The revenues were intended for the war effort against the South. The tax was never enacted. |
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1943 |
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The U.S. Navy patrol torpedo boat, PT-109, sank after being attacked by a Japanese destroyer. The boat was under the command of Lt. John F. Kennedy. |
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1964 |
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The Pentagon reported the first of two North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. |
