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French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. Dreyfus was eventually vindicated. |
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1984 |
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New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot four black youths on a Manhattan subway. Goetz claimed they were about to rob him. |
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1991 |
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The body of Lt. Col. William R. Higgins, an American hostage murdered by his captors, was found along a highway in Lebanon. |
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1996 |
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A car bomb exploded in Belfast, injuring a known IRA supporter. Police suspected that Protestant loyalists were responsible for the attack. |
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1998 |
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A unit of RJR Nabsico pled guilty to attempting to smuggle cigarettes into Canada. |
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1775 |
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A Continental naval fleet was organized in the rebellious American colonies under the command of Ezek Hopkins. |
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1956 |
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The last British and French forces evacuated Egypt. |
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1976 |
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The last show of "Let’s Make A Deal" was aired. |
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1715 |
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James Stuart, the "Old Pretender", landed at Petershead after his exile in France. |
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1989 |
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Romania's hard-line Communist ruler, Nicolae Ceausescu, was overthrown in a popular uprising. |
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1990 |
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Lech Walesa was sworn in as Poland's first popularly elected president. |
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1895 |
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German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen made the first X-ray, of his wife's hand. |
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1939 |
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Gloria Jacobs became the first girl to hold a world pistol record when she shot 299 out of a possible 300 points. She was 17 years old at the time. |
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2001 |
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Thirty Afghans, including two women, were sworn in as part of the new interim government in Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai was the head of the post-Taliban government.
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1877 |
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The "American Bicycling Journal" went on sale for the first time. |
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1956 |
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Colo, the first gorilla to be born in captivity, was born at the Columbus, Ohio zoo. |
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1894 |
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The United States Golf Association was formed in New York City. |
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1943 |
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Sporting goods manufacturers received permission to use synthetic rubber for the core of baseballs. |
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1807 |
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The U.S. Congress passed the Embargo Act, designed to force peace between Britain and France by cutting off all trade with Europe. |
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1910 |
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U.S. Postal savings stamps were issued for the first time. They were discontinued in 1914. |
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1864 |
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During the American Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman sent a message to U.S. President Lincoln from Georgia. The message read, "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah." |
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1941 |
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington for a wartime conference with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. |
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1961 |
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James Davis became the first U.S. soldier to die in Vietnam, while U.S. involvement was still limited to the provision of military advisers. |
