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A hot air balloon was used to carry mail for the first time. John Wise left Lafayette, IN for New York City with 100 letters. He had to land after only 27 miles. |
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1991 |
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At a shopping mall in Strathfield, Australia, a man killed seven people before killing himself. He had been armed with a rifle and a machete. |
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1993 |
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Jack Kevorkian was charged in Wayne County, MI with assisting in the suicide of Thomas Hyde. Kevorkian was later acquitted. |
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1998 |
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U.S. President Clinton admitted to having an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern. |
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1998 |
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The FBI announced that it was questioning a suspect concerning the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya on August 7th, 1998. |
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1996 |
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Hurricane Camille hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast killing 248 people. |
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1999 |
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More than 15,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Turkey. |
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1996 |
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A military cargo plane crashed in Wyoming killing eight crewmembers and a Secret Service employee. The plane was carrying gear for U.S. President Clinton. |
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1896 |
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The Klondike gold rush was set off by George Carmack discovering gold on Rabbit Creek in Alaska. |
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1903 |
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Joseph Pulitzer donated a million dollars to Columbia University. This started the Pulitzer Prizes in his name. |
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1939 |
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The movie "Wizard of Oz" opened. |
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1985 |
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A year-long strike began when 1,400 Geo. A. Hormel and Co. meat packers walked off the job. |
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1807 |
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Robert Fulton's "North River Steam Boat" (known as the "Clermont") began heading up New York's Hudson River on its successful round-trip to Albany. |
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1877 |
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F.P. Cahill became the first person to be killed by "Billy the Kid." |
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1962 |
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18-year-old Peter Fechter was killed by East German border guards when he attempted to cross the Berlin Wall into the western sector. |
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1978 |
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Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman became the first to land after a successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight. The voyage began in Presque Isle, ME and ended in Miserey, France. |
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1987 |
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Rudolph Hess died after apparently committing suicide. Hess was the last member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle. |
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1987 |
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Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman became the first to land after a successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight. The voyage began in Presque Isle, ME and ended in Miserey, France. |
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1992 |
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Woody Allen admitted to being romantically involved with Soon-Yi Previn. The girl was the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow, Allen's longtime companion. |
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1790 |
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The capital city of the U.S. moved to Philadelphia from New York City. |
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1815 |
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Napoleon began serving his exile when he arrived at the island of St. Helena. |
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1945 |
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The nationalists of Indonesia declared their independence from the Netherlands. |
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1988 |
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Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel were killed in a plane crash. |
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1996 |
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Ross Perot was announced to be the Reform Party's presidential candidate. It was the party's first-ever candidate. |
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1894 |
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John Wadsworth of Louisville set a major league record when he gave up 28 base hits in a single game. |
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1973 |
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Lee Trevino got the first hole in one of his career at the U.S.I. Golf Classic, in Sutton, MA. |
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1835 |
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Solyman Merrick patented the wrench. |
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1915 |
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Charles F. Kettering patented the electric, automobile self-starter. |
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2002 |
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In Santa Rosa, CA, the Charles M. Schulz Museum opened to the public. |
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1961 |
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The Communist East German government completed the construction of the Berlin Wall. |
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1977 |
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Florists Transworld Delivery (FTD) reported that in one day the number of orders for flowers to be delivered to Graceland had surpassed the number for any other event in the company's history. |
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1998 |
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Nations Bank and BankAmerica merge to create the largest U.S. bank. |
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1998 |
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Russia devalued the ruble. |
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1863 |
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Federal batteries and ships bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC, harbor during the Civil War. |
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1943 |
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The Allied conquest of Sicily was completed as U.S. and British forces entered Messina. |