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1975 |
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The FBI captured newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst in San Francisco, CA. 19 months earlier she had been kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. |
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1990 |
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Charles H. Keating was jailed in Los Angeles after being indicted on criminal fraud charges concerning saving-and-loans. |
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1998 |
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18 people, including adults and children, were massacred by gunmen in el Sauzal, Mexico. The victims were lined up in firing squad style after being dragged from their beds. |
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1947 |
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The U.S. Air Force was established as a separate military branch by the National Security Act. |
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1927 |
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Columbia Phonograph Broadcasting System made its debut with its network broadcast over 16 radio stations. The name was later changed to CBS. |
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1955 |
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The "Ed Sullivan Show" began on CBS-TV. The show had been "The Toast of the Town" since 1948. |
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1963 |
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"The Patty Duke Show" premiered on ABC-TV.
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1965 |
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The first episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" was shown on NBC-TV. The last show was televised on September 1, 1970. |
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1793 |
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U.S. President George Washington laid the actual cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol. |
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1891 |
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Harriet Maxwell Converse became the first white woman to ever be named chief of an Indian tribe. The tribe was the Six Nations Tribe at Towanda Reservation in New York. |
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1981 |
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A museum honoring former U.S. President Ford was dedicated in Grand Rapids, MI. |
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1895 |
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Daniel David Palmer gave the first chiropractic adjustment. |
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1998 |
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The FDA approved a once-a-day easier-to-swallow medication for AIDS patients. |
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1998 |
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The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted to release to videotape of President Clinton's grand jury testimony from August 17. |
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1709 |
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The creator of the first dictionary of the English language, Samuel Johnson, was born in England. |
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1961 |
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United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). |
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1997 |
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Ted Turner, U.S. Media magnate, announced that over the next ten years he would give $1 billion to the United Nations. |
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2003 |
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Robert Duvall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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1810 |
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Chile declared its independence from Spain. |
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1984 |
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The 39th session of the U.N. General Assembly was opened with an appeal to the U.S. and Soviet Union to resume arms negotiations. |
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1991 |
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U.S. President George H.W. Bush said that he would send warplanes to escort U.N. helicopters that were searching for hidden Iraqi weapons if it became necessary. |
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1994 |
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Haiti's military leaders agreed to depart on October 15th. This action averted a U.S.-led invasion to force them out of power. |
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1763 |
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It was reported, by the Boston Gazette, that the first piano had been built in the United States. The instrument was named the spinet and was made by John Harris. |
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1851 |
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The first issue of "The New York Times" was published. |
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1940 |
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"You Can't Go Home Again" by Thomas Wolfe was published by Harper and Brothers. |
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1763 |
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It was reported, by the Boston Gazette, that the first piano had been built in the United States. The instrument was named the spinet and was made by John Harris. |
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1850 |
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The Fugitive Slave Act was declared by the U.S. Congress. The act allowed slave owners to claim slaves that had escaped into other states. |
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1789 |
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Alexander Hamilton negotiated and secured the first loan for the United States. The Temporary Loan of 1789 was repaid on June 8, 1790 at the sum of $191,608.81. |
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1830 |
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The "Tom Thumb", the first locomotive built in America, raced a horse on a nine-mile course. The horse won when the locomotive had some mechanical difficulties. |
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1759 |
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The French formally surrendered Quebec to the British. |
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