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1942 |
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Six Nazi saboteurs were executed in Washington after conviction. Two others were cooperative and received life in prison. |
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1963 |
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The "Great Train Robbery" took place in Britain. A gang of 15 thieves stole 2.6 million pounds in bank notes. |
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1995 |
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Saddam Hussein's two eldest daughters, their husbands, and several senior army officers defected |
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1986 |
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A car bomb exploded in Beirut, the third in 12 days, killing 17 people.
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1956 |
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Japan launched an oil tanker that was 780 feet long and weighed 84,730 tons. It was the largest oil tanker in the world. |
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The submarine H.L. Hunley was raised from ocean bottom after 136 years. The sub had been lost during an attack on the U.S.S. Housatonic in 1864. The Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink a warship. |
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1974 |
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U.S. President Nixon announced that he would resign the following day. |
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1945 |
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The United Nations Charter was signed by U.S. President Truman. |
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1900 |
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In Boston, the first Davis Cup series began. The U.S. team defeated Great Britain three matches to zero. |
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1999 |
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Wade Boggs got his 3,000th hit of his major league baseball career. |
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Edward "the Black Prince" began a raid north from Aquitaine. |
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1815 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic. The remainder of his life was spent there in exile. |
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1844 |
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After the killing of Joseph Smith, Bringham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons. |
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1866 |
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African-American explorer Matthew A. Henson was born. Henson, along with Robert Peary and their Eskimo guide, were the first people to reach the North Pole. |
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1991 |
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John McCarthy, a British TV producer was released by his Lebanese kidnappers. He had been held captive for more than five years. A rival group abducted Jerome Leyraud in retaliation and threatened to kill him if any more hostages were released. |
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1991 |
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The slain bodies of former Iranian Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhriar and his chief of staff were found. |
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1911 |
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The number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives was established at 435. There was one member of Congress for every 211,877 residents. |
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1953 |
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The U.S. and South Korea initiated a mutual security pact. |
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1988 |
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It was announced that a cease-fire between Iraq and Iran had begun. |
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1991 |
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The U.N. Security Council approved North and South Korea for membership. |
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1994 |
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Representatives from China and Taiwan signed a cooperation agreement. |
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1966 |
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Michael DeBakey became the first surgeon to install an artificial heart pump in a patient. |
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1978 |
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The U.S. launched Pioneer Venus II, which carried scientific probes to study the atmosphere of Venus. |
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1989 |
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The space shuttle Columbia took off from Cape Canaveral, FL. The trip was said to be a secret five-day military mission. |
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1900 |
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In Boston, the first Davis Cup series began. The U.S. team defeated Great Britain three matches to zero. |
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1992 |
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The "Dream Team" clinched the gold medal at the Barcelona Summer Olympics. The U.S. basketball team beat Croatia 117-85. |
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1999 |
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Wade Boggs got his 3,000th hit of his major league baseball career. |
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1876 |
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Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph. The mimeograph was a "method of preparing autographic stencils for printing." |
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1899 |
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The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall. |
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1950 |
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Whataburger opened its restaurant in Corpus Christi, TX. |
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1994 |
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The first road link between Israel and Jordan opened. |
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The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English fleet ending an invasion attempt. |
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1940 |
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The German Luftwaffe began a series of daylight air raids on Great Britain. |
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1945 |
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During World War 2, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. |
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1985 |
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Near Frankfurt, outside the Rhein-Mein U.S. air base, a bomb exploded killing two Americans. The bomb was blamed on the Red Army Faction. |
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1990 |
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American forces began positioning in Saudia Arabia. |
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1993 |
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Four U.S. soldiers were killed in Somalia when a land mine detonated underneath their vehicle. |
