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A bomb exploded in a computer store in Salt Lake City, UT. The blast was blamed on the Unabomber. |
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Two ten-year-old boys were charged by police in Liverpool, England, in the abduction and death of a toddler. The two boys were later convicted. |
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FBI Agent Robert Phillip Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for the Russians for 15 years. |
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2002 |
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In Reqa Al-Gharbiya, Egypt, a fire raced through a train killing at least 370 people and injuring at least 65. |
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In West Warwick, RI, 99 people were killed when fire destroyed the nightclub The Station. The fire started with sparks from a pyrotechnic display being used by Great White. Ty Longley, guitarist for Great White, was one of the victims in the fire.
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1962 |
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John Glenn made space history when he orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. He was the first American to orbit the Earth. He was aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. |
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1965 |
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Ranger 8 crashed on the moon after sending back thousands of pictures of its surface. |
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1921 |
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The motion picture "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" was released starring Rudolph Valentino. |
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1952 |
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"The African Queen" opened at the Capitol Theatre in New York City. |
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1987 |
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After 11 years, David Hartman left ABC’s "Good Morning America." |
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1873 |
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The University of California got its first Medical School. |
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1880 |
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The American Bell Company was incorporated. |
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1901 |
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The first territorial legislature of Hawaii convened. |
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1952 |
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Emmett L. Ashford became the first black umpire in organized baseball. He was authorized to be a substitute in the Southwestern International League. |
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1958 |
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Racing jockey Eddie Arcaro got win number 4,000, as he rode the winner at Santa Anita race track in Southern California. |
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1998 |
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American Tara Lipinski, at age 15, became the youngest gold medalist in winter Olympics history when she won the ladies' figure skating title at Nagano, Japan. |
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1872 |
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Luther Crowell received a patent for a machine that manufactured paper bags. |
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1872 |
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Silas Noble and J.P. Cooley patented the toothpick manufacturing machine. |
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1872 |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in New York City. |
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1792 |
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U.S. President George Washington signed the Postal Service Act thereby creating the U.S. Post Office. |
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1809 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government was greater than that of any individual state. |
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1839 |
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The U.S. Congress prohibited dueling in the District of Columbia. |
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1931 |
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The U.S. Congress allowed California to build the Oakland Bay Bridge. |
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1933 |
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The U.S. House of Representatives completed congressional action on the amendment to repeal Prohibition. |
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1673 |
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The first recorded wine auction took place in London. |
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The USS Constitution, under Captain Charles Stewart fought the British ships Cyane and Levant. The Constitution captures both, but lost the Levant after encountering a British squadron. The Constitution and the Cyane returned to New York safely on May 15, 1815. The Cyane was purchased and became the USS Cyane.
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1944 |
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"Big Week" began as U.S. bombers began raiding German aircraft manufacturing centers during World War II. |
