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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
2001
The ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) charged the "Texas 7" with weapons violations. An autopsy showed that Office Aubrey Hawkins, killed by the convicts, had been shot 11 times and run over with a vehicle.
 
Defence
 
 
Disasters
 
 
Discovery
1924
English explorer Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.
 
Education
1825
The first engineering college in the U.S. , Rensselaer School, opened in Troy, NY. It is now known as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
 
Film, Television and Radio
1938
The first broadcast of "Woman in White" was presented on the NBC Red network. The program remained on radio for 10 years.
1947
U.S. Congressional proceedings were televised for the first time. Viewers in Washington, Philadelphia and New York City saw some of the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress.
1951
NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet."
Heads of State
 
 
Health and Social Welfare
1823
Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos River in Texas.
1938
The March of Dimes was established by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The organization fights poliomyelitis. The original name of the organization was the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
1995
WHO reported that the cumulative total of officially reported cases of AIDS had risen to 1,025,073 in 192 countries as at the end of 1994.
Industry
1957
The Hamilton Watch Company introduced the first electric watch.
 
Law
1959
In the U.S., Alaska became the 49th state.
 
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1521
  Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther.
1947
In Trenton, NJ, Al Herrin, passed away at age 92. He had claimed that he had not slept at all during his life.
1967
Jack Ruby died in a Dallas, TX, hospital.
1980
Conservationist Joy Adamson, author of "Born Free," was killed in northern Kenya by a servant.
1984
A woman died at Disneyland after falling from a ride. She had apparently unfastened her seatbelt while on the Matterhorn bobsled.
1997
Bryant Gumbel signed off for the last time as host of NBC's "Today" show.
1999
Israeli authorities detained, and later expelled, 14 members of Concerned Christians. Israili officials claimed that the Denver, CO-based cult was plotting violence in Jerusalem to bring about the Second Coming of Christ.
Politics
1815
By secret treaty, Austria, Britain, and France formed a defensive alliance against Prusso-Russian plans to solve the Saxon and Polish problems.
1933
Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.
1968
The Shogunate was abolished in Japan and Meiji dynasty was restored.
1925
In Italy, Mussolini announced that he would take dictatorial powers.
1961
The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1962
Pope John XXIII excommunicated Cuban prime minister Fidel Castro.
1988
Margaret Thatcher became the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th century.
1990
Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission.
1991
The British government announced that seven Iraqi diplomats, another embassy staff member and 67 other Iraqis were being expelled from Britain.
1993
U.S. President H.W. George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in Moscow.
1998
Frances Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, became the first mother-son combination to serve at the same time in the U.S. Congress.
Publishing
1496
References in Leonardo da Vinci notebooks suggested that he tested his flying machine. The test didn't succeed and he didn't try to fly again for several years.
2000
Charles M. Schulz's final original daily comic strip appeared in newspapers.
Religion
 
 
Science
2004
  NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars. The craft was able to send back black and white images three hours after landing.
 
Sport
1983
Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys) made the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history. Dorsett ran 99 yards in a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
 
Technology
1871
Henry W. Bradley patented oleomargarine.
 
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
 
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
1973
The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sold the New York Yankees to a 12-man syndicate headed by George Steinbrenner for $10 million.
1995
The U.S. Postal Service raised the price of the first-class stamp to 32 cents.
Transport
 
 
War
1777
The Battle of Princeton took place in the War of Independence, in which George Washington defeated the British forces, led by Cornwallis.
 
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