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The U.S. Postmaster unveiled the "Tribute to America" stamp. The stamp was planned for release the next month. |
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British army major John Andre was hanged as a spy. He was carrying information about the actions of Benedict Arnold. |
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1996 |
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Mark Fuhrman was given three years' probation and fined $200 after he pled no contest to perjury at O.J. Simpson's trial. |
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1962 |
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U.S. ports were closed to nations that allowed their ships to carry arms to Cuba, ships that had docked in a socialist country were prohibited from docking in the United States during that voyage, and the transport of U.S. goods was banned on ships owned by companies that traded with Cuba. |
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1990 |
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The Allies ceded their rights to areas they occupied in Germany. |
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2001 |
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NATO, for the first time, invoked a treaty clause that stated that an attack on one member is an attack on all members. The act was in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.
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The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened. It was the US state's first venture into public higher education. The school was formally dedicated 2 days later by Texas Govenor Richard Coke. |
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1929 |
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"The National Farm and Home Hour" debuted on NBC radio. |
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1933 |
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"Red Adams" debuted on NBC radio. |
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1937 |
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Warner Bros. released "Love Is on the Air." Ronald Reagan made his acting debut in the motion picture. He was 26 years old. |
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1949 |
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"The Aldrich Family" debuted on NBC-TV. |
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1953 |
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"Person to Person" debuted on CBS-TV. |
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1955 |
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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" debuted on CBS-TV. |
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1959 |
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"The Twilight Zone" debuted on CBS-TV. The show ran for 5 years for a total of 154 episodes. |
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1452 |
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Richard III was born. He married the widow of the Prince of Wales and then imprisoned his mother-in-law for life. |
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1869 |
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Mahatma (Mohandas) K Gandhi was born. He was known for his advocacy of non-violent resistance to fight tyranny. |
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1919 |
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed. |
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1967 |
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Thurgood Marshall was sworn in. He was the first African-American member of the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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1947 |
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The Federatino Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) formally established Formula One racing in Grand Prix competition. |
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1948 |
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The first automobile race to use asphalt, cement and dirt roads took place in Watkins Glen in New York. It was the first road race in the U.S. following World War 2. |
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1890 |
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Groucho Marx was born in New York. He is known for the "Marx Brothers" movies and his quiz show "You Bet Your Life." |
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1895 |
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Ruth Cheney Streeter was born. She became the first director of the U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve. |
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1985 |
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Rock Hudson died from the AIDS virus at the age of 59. |
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1989 |
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In Leipzig, East Germany a protest took place demanding the legalization of opposition groups and the adoption of democratic reforms. |
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1870 |
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Rome was made the capital of Italy. |
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1889 |
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The first international Conference of American States began in Washington, DC. |
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1958 |
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Guinea, the French colony in West Africa, proclaimed its independence. Sekou Toure was the first president of the Republic of Guinea. |
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1988 |
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Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered free elections. |
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1993 |
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Opponents of Russian President Boris Yeltsin fought police and set up burning barricades. |
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1950 |
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"Peanuts," the comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz, was published for the first time in seven newspapers. |
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1836 |
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Charles Darwin returned to England after 5 years of acquiring knowledge around the world about fauna, flora, wildlife and geology. He used the information to develop his "theory of evolution" which he unveiled in his 1859 book entitled The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. |
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1908 |
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Addie Joss of Cleveland pitched the fourth perfect game in major league baseball history. |
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1920 |
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The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates played the only triple-header in baseball history. The Reds won 2 of the 3 games. |
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1925 |
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Scottish inventor John Logie Baird completed the first transmission of moving images. |
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1924 |
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The Geneva Protocol adopted the League of Nations. |
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1998 |
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Hawaii sued petroleum companies, claiming state drivers were overcharged by about $73 million a year in price-fixing. |
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1492 |
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King Henry VII of England invaded France. |
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1835 |
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The first battle of the Texas Revolution took place near the Guadalupe River when American settlers defeated a Mexican cavalry unit. |
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1940 |
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During World War 2, the HMS Empress was sunk while carrying child refugees from Britain to Canada. |
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1941 |
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Operation Typhoon was launched by Nazi Germany. The plan was an all-out offensive against Moscow. |
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1944 |
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The Nazis crushed the Warsaw Uprising. |
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1998 |
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About 10,000 Turkish soldiers cross into northern Iraq and attacked Kurdish rebels. |
