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The FBI arrested Kevin Mitnick and charged him with cracking security in some of the nation's most protected computers. He served five years in jail. |
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The USS Maine sank when it exploded in Havana Harbor for unknown reasons. More than 260 crew members were killed. |
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1961 |
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A Boeing 707 crashed in Belgium killing 73 people. |
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1982 |
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During a storm, the Ocean Ranger, a drilling rig, sank off the coast of Newfoundland. 84 men were killed. |
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Mustard was advertised for the first time in America. |
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1932 |
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George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "The Guy Lombardo Show" on CBS radio. |
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1943 |
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"My True Story" was heard for the first time on ABC radio. |
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1962 |
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CBS-TV bought the exclusive rights to college football games from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for a figure of $10,200,000. |
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1933 |
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U.S. President-elect Franklin Roosevelt escaped an assination attempt in Miami. Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was killed in the attack. |
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1985 |
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The Center for Disease Control reported that more than half of all nine-year-olds in the U.S. showed no sign of tooth decay. |
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1764 |
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The city of St. Louis was established. |
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1799 |
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Printed ballots were authorized for use in elections in the state of Pennsylvania. |
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1842 |
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Adhesive postage stamps were used for the first time by the City Dispatch Post (Office) in New York City. |
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1879 |
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U.S. President Hayes signed a bill that allowed female attorneys to argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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1965 |
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Canada displayed its new red and white maple leaf flag. The flag was to replace the old Red Ensign standard. |
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2002 |
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U.S. President George W. Bush approved Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a site for long-term disposal of radioactive nuclear waste. |
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1903 |
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Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America. |
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1989 |
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After nine years of intervention, the Soviet Union announced that the remainder of its troops had left Afghanistan. |
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1991 |
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The leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland signed the Visegard agreement, in which they pledged to cooperate in transforming thier countties to free-market economies. |
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1946 |
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Edith Houghton, at age 33, was signed as a baseball scout by the Philadelphia Phillies becoming the first female scout in the major leagues. |
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1953 |
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The first American to win the women’s world figure skating championship was 17-year-old Tenley Albright. |
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1900 |
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The British threaten to use natives in their war with the Boers. |
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1942 |
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During World War II, Singapore surrendered to the Japanese. |