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Patent litigation involving the Bell Telephone Company against Western Union Telegraph Company and Elisha Gray began. The issues were over various telephone patents. |
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1981 |
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In London, Scotland Yard announced that nine Italian terrorists had been arrested as prime suspects in the 1980 bombing of a Bologna train station in which more than 80 people were killed. |
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1986 |
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The U.S. released Soviet physicist Gennadiy Zakharov and the Soviet Union released journalist Nicholas Daniloff. Both were put into the custody of their respective countries pending their espionage trials. |
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1994 |
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Frank Corder was killed when he crashed a stolen, single-engine Cessna on the South Lawn of the White House. |
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1988 |
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Hurricane Gilbert hit Jamaica killing 45 people and causing about $1 billion in damage. |
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English explorer Henry Hudson sailed down what is now known as the Hudson River. |
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1974 |
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Violence occurred on the opening day of classes in Boston, MA, due opposition to court-ordered school "busing." |
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1954 |
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"Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971. |
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1963 |
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The last episode of "Leave it to Beaver" was aired. The show had debuted on October 4, 1957.
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1966 |
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"Family Affair" premiered on CBS television.
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1953 |
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Nikita Krushchev was elected as the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. |
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1974 |
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Emperor Haile Selassie was taken out of power by Ethiopia's military after ruling for 58 years. |
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1992 |
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Police in Peru captured Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman.
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1916 |
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Adelina and August Van Buren finished the first successful transcontinental motorcycle tour to be attempted by two women. They started in New York City on July 5, 1916. |
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1953 |
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U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. |
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1977 |
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South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died at the age of 30. The student leader died while in police custody which triggered an international outcry. |
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1983 |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen. He had emigrated from Austria 14 years earlier. |
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1986 |
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Joseph Cicippio was kidnapped in Beirut. He was the acting comptroller at the American University in Beirut. Cicippio was released in December of 1991. |
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1995 |
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Two Americans were killed when their hydrogen balloon was shot down by the Belarussian military during an international race. |
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1938 |
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In a speech, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. |
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1980 |
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini listed four conditions for the release of American hostages taken on November 4, 1979. The conditions were the unfreezing of Iranian assets, the return of the shah’s wealth to Iran, the cancellation of U.S. claims against Iran, and a U.S. pledge of noninterference in Iran’s internal affairs. |
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1922 |
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The Episcopal Church removed the word "Obey" from the bride's section of wedding vows.
1928: Katharine Hepburn made her stage debut in the play "The Czarina." Four years later she made her film debut in "A Bill of Divorcement." |
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1991 |
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The space shuttle Discovery took off on a mission to deploy an observatory that was to study the Earth's ozone layer. |
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1992 |
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Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first African-American woman in space. She was the payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. Also onboard were Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark C. Lee. They were the first married couple to fly together in space. And, Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese person to fly into space. |
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1979 |
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Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox became the first American League player to get 3,000 career hits and 400 career home runs. |
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1984 |
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Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls. |
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1984 |
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Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets set a rookie strikeout record with his 251st strikeout of the season. |
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1873 |
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The first practical typewriter was sold to customers. |
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1866 |
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"The Black Crook" opened in New York City. It was the first American burlesque show. |
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1940 |
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The Lascaux paintings were discovered in France. The cave paintings were 17,000 years old and were some of the best examples of art from the Paleolithic period. |
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2009 |
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Steve Jobs announced that Apple's iTunes had 88% of the legal U.S. music download market.
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1814 |
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During the War of 1812, the Battle of North Point was fought in Maryland. |
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1914 |
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The first battle of Marne ended when the allied forces stopped the German offensive in France. |
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1918 |
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During World War 1, At the Battle of St. Mihiel, U.S. Army personnel operate tanks for the first time. The tanks were French-built.
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1943 |
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During World War 2, Benito Mussolini was taken by German paratroopers from the Italian government that was holding him. |
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1944 |
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U.S. Army troops entered Germany, near Trier, for the first time during World War 2. |
