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1965 |
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The first commercial satellite began communications service. It was Early Bird (Intelsat II). |
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2001 |
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Slobodan Milosevic was taken into custody and was handed over to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. The indictment charged Milosevic and four other senior officials, with crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war in Kosovo. |
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1976 |
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The first women entered the U.S. Air Force Academy. |
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1996 |
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The Citadel voted to admit women, ending a 153-year-old men-only policy at the South Carolina military school. |
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1998 |
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Poland, due to shortage of funds, is allowed to lease, U.S. aircraft to bring military force up to NATO standards. |
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1978 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the medical school at the University of California at Davis to admit Allan Bakke. Bakke, a white man, argued he had been a victim of reverse racial discrimination. |
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1940 |
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The "Quiz Kids" was heard on NBC radio for the first time. |
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1943 |
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"The Dreft Star Playhouse" debuted on NBC radio. |
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1944 |
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"The Alan Young Show" debuted on NBC radio. |
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1951 |
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"Amos ’n’ Andy" moved to CBS-TV from radio. |
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1914 |
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Mrs. Archduke were assassinated by Serb nationalist in (what is now known as) Sarajevo, Bosnia. |
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1869 |
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R. W. Wood was appointed as the first Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy. |
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2000 |
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The European Commission announced that they had blocked the planned merger between the U.S. companies WorldCom Inc. and Sprint due to competition concerns. |
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1911 |
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Samuel J. Battle became the first African-American policeman in New York City. |
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1967 |
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Fourteen people were shot in race riots in Buffalo, New York. |
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1971 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali. |
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2001 |
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit set aside an order that would break up Microsoft for antitrust violations. However, the judges did agree that the company was in violation of antitrust laws. |
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1894 |
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The U.S. Congress made Labor Day a U.S. national holiday. |
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1964 |
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Malcolm X founded the Organization for Afro American Unity to seek independence for blacks in the Western Hemisphere. |
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1967 |
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Fourteen people were shot in race riots in Buffalo, New York. |
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1996 |
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Charles M. Schulz got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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2000 |
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Darva Conger announced that she had done a layout for Playboy magazine. Conger had married Rick Rockwell on Fox-TV's "Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire." |
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2000 |
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Six-year-old Elián González returned to Cuba from the U.S. with his father. The child had been the center of an international custody dispute. |
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1635 |
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The French colony of Guadeloupe was established in the Caribbean. |
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1930 |
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More than 1,000 communists were routed during an assault on the British consulate in London. |
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1960 |
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In Cuba, Fidel Castro confiscated American-owned oil refineries without compensation. |
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1967 |
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Israel formally declared Jerusalem reunified under its sovereignty following its capture of the Arab sector in the June 1967 war. |
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2004 |
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The U.S. turned over official sovereignty to Iraq's interim leadership. The event took place two days earlier than previously announced to thwart insurgents' attempts at undermining the transfer. |
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2004 |
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The U.S. resumed diplomatic ties with Libya after a 24-year break.
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1998 |
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The Cincinnati Enquirer apologized to Chiquita banana company and retracted their stories that questioned company's business practices. They also agreed to pay more than $10 million to settle legal claims. |
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1997 |
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Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear after three rounds of their WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, NV. |
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1902 |
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The U.S. Congress passed the Spooner bill, it authorized a canal to be built across the isthmus of Panama. |
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2000 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court declared that a Nebraska law that outlawed "partial birth abortions" was unconstitutional. About 30 U.S. states had similar laws at the time of the ruling. |
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1921 |
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A coal strike in Great Britain was settled after three months. |
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1938 |
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The U.S. Congress created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to insure construction loans. |
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1939 |
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Pan American Airways began the first transatlantic passenger service. |
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1675 |
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Frederick William of Brandenburg crushed the Swedes. |
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1709 |
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The Russians defeated the Swedes and Cossacks at the Battle of Poltava. |
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1776 |
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American Colonists repulsed a British sea attack on Charleston, SC. |
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1778 |
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Mary "Molly Pitcher" Hays McCauley, wife of an American artilleryman, carried water to the soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth and, supposedly, took her husband's place at his gun after he was overcome with heat. |
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1914 |
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Mrs. Archduke were assassinated by Serb nationalist in (what is now known as) Sarajevo, Bosnia. |
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1919 |
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed ending World War I exactly five years after it began. The treaty also established the League of Nations. |
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1942 |
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German troops launched an offensive to seize Soviet oil fields in the Caucasus and the city of Stalingrad. |
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1945 |
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U.S. General Douglas MacArthur announced the end of Japanese resistance in the Philippines. |
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1949 |
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The last U.S. combat troops were called home from Korea, leaving only 500 advisers. |
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1950 |
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North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea. |
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1954 |
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French troops began to pull out of Vietnam’s Tonkin Province. |
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1967 |
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Israel formally declared Jerusalem reunified under its sovereignty following its capture of the Arab sector in the June 1967 war. |
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1972 |
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U.S. President Nixon announced that no new draftees would be sent to Vietnam. |