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Catherine Howard was executed for adultery. She was the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII. |
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1935 |
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In Flemington, New Jersey, a jury found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Hauptmann was later executed for the crimes. |
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El Savador was hit with an earthquake that measured 6.6 on the Richter Scale. At least 400 people were killed. |
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1635 |
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The Boston Public Latin School was established. It was the first public school building in the United States. |
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1937 |
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The comic strip "Prince Valiant" appeared for the first time. |
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1939 |
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Virginia Payne became a new character in NBC’s soap opera, "The Carter’s of Elm Street". She played the part of Mrs. Carter. |
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1947 |
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"Family Theatre" was heard for the first time on Mutual radio. |
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2008 |
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Hollywood writers ended a 100-day strike. |
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1633 |
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Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before the Inquisition. |
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1875 |
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Mrs. Edna Kanouse gave birth to America’s first quintuplets. All five of the baby boys died within two weeks. |
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1889 |
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Norman Coleman became the first U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. |
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1999 |
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A bomb exploded just outside a government-owned bank in southern Kosovo. Nine people were killed. |
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2000 |
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Charles M. Schulz's last original Sunday "Peanuts" comic strip appeared in newspapers. Schulz had died the day before. |
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2002 |
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In Alexandria, VA, John Walker Lindh pled innocent to a 10-count federal indictment. He was charged with conspiring to kill Americans and aiding Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. |
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2002 |
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Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
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2008 |
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Roger Clemens denied having taken performance-enhancing drugs in testimony before Congress. |
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1900 |
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The Anglo-German accord of 1899 was ratified by Reichstag, in which Britain renounced rights in Samoa in favor of Germany and the U.S. |
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1920 |
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The League of Nations recognized the continued neutrality of Switzerland. |
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1955 |
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Israel acquired 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls. |
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1984 |
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Konstantin Chernenko was chosen to be general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding the late Yuri Andropov. |
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1990 |
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In Ottawa, the United States and its European allies forged an agreement with the Soviet Union and East Germany on a two-stage formula to reunite Germany. |
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1741 |
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"The American Magazine," the first magazine in the U.S., was published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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1880 |
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Thomas Edison observed what became known as the Edison Effect for the first time. |
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1960 |
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France detonated its first atomic bomb. |
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1997 |
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Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery brought the Hubble Space Telescope aboard for a tune up. The tune up allowed the telescope to see further into the universe. |
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1920 |
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The National Negro Baseball League was organized. |
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1965 |
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Sixteen-year-old Peggy Fleming won the ladies senior figure skating title at Lake Placid, NY. |
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1914 |
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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (known as ASCAP) was formed in New York City. The society was founded to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members. |
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1985 |
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The Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record high of 1297.92 after it topped the 1300 mark earlier in the trading session. |
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1997 |
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1997 The Dow Jones industrial average passed the 7,000 mark for the first time. The day ended at 7,022.44.
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1945 |
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During World War II, the Soviets captured Budapest, Hungary, from the German army. |
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1945 |
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During World War II, Allied aircraft began bombing the German city of Dresden. |
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1971 |
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South Vietnamese troops invaded Laos. They were backed by U.S. air and artillery support. |
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1991 |
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Hundreds of Iraqis were killed by two laser-guided bombs that destroyed an underground facility in Baghdad. U.S. officials identified the facility as a military installation, but Iraqi officials said it was a bomb shelter. |