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1994 |
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Michael Fay was caned in Singapore for vandalism. He received four lashes. |
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1798 |
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U.S. Secretary of War William McHenry ordered that the USS Constitution be made ready for sea. The frigate was launched on October 21, 1797, but had never been put to sea. |
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1494 |
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Christopher Columbus sighted Jamaica on his second trip to the Western Hemisphere. He named the island Santa Gloria. |
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1961 |
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Alan Shepard became the first American in space when he made a 15 minute suborbital flight. |
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1925 |
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John T. Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton, TN, was arrested for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. |
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2000 |
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The final episode of "Boy Meets World" aired on ABC.
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1847 |
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The AMA (American Medical Association) was organized in Philadelphia, PA. |
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1987 |
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The U.S. congressional Iran-Contra hearings opened. |
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1821 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte died on the island of St. Helena, where he had been in exile. |
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1917 |
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Eugene Jacques Bullard becomes the first African-American aviator when he earned his flying certificate with the French Air Service. |
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1926 |
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Sinclair Lewis refused a 1925 Pulitzer for "Arrowsmith." |
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1981 |
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Irish Republican Army hunger-striker Bobby Sands died at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. It was his 66th day without food. |
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1997 |
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Dolores Hope received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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1997 |
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Ivan Reitman received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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1955 |
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The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a sovereign state. |
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1912 |
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Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda began publishing. |
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1901 |
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The first Catholic mass for night workers was held at the Church of St. Andrew in New York City. |
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1926 |
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Eisenstein's film "Battleship Potemkin" was shown in Germany for the first time. |
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1904 |
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The third perfect game of the major leagues was thrown by Cy Young (Boston Red Sox) against the Philadelphia Athletics. It was the first perfect game under modern rules. |
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1956 |
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Jim Bailey became the first runner to break the four-minute mile in the U.S. He was clocked at 3:58.5. |
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1966 |
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Willie Mays broke the National League record for home runs when he hit his 512th. |
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1978 |
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Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds registered his 3,000th major league hit. |
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1809 |
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Mary Kies was awarded the first patent to go to a woman. It was for technique for weaving straw with silk and thread. |
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1936 |
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Edward Ravenscroft received a patent for the screw-on bottle cap with a pour lip. |
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1891 |
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Music Hall was dedicated in New York City. It was later renamed Carnegie Hall. |
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1955 |
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"Damn Yankees" opened on Broadway. |
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1991 |
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In New York, Carnegie Hall marked its 100th anniversary. |
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1865 |
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The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery in the U.S. |
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1892 |
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The U.S. Congress extended the Geary Chinese Exclusion Act for 10 more years. The act required Chinese in the U.S. to be registered or face deportation. |
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1886 |
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A bomb exploded on the fourth day of a workers' strike in Chicago, IL. |
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1834 |
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The first mainland railway line opened in Belgium. |
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1814 |
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The British attacked the American forces at Ft. Ontario, Oswego, NY. |
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1862 |
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The Battle of Puebla took place. It is celebrated as Cinco de Mayo Day. |
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1916 |
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U.S. Marines invaded the Dominican Republic. |
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1942 |
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General Joseph Stilwell learned that the Japanese had cut his railway out of China and was forced to lead his troops into India. |
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1945 |
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The Netherlands and Denmark were liberated from Nazi control. |
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1945 |
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A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon. A pregnant woman and five children were killed. |