| 101901. |
In 1939 Francis Ford ---------- , director born
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| 101902. |
In 1959 First astronauts - selection announced by
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| 101903. |
In 1959 Radar first bounced off sun, ---------- California.
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| 101904. |
In 1983 Challenger crew perform a spacewalk - first by US in
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| 101905. |
In 563 B.C. Gautama ---------- (as celebrated in Japan-Kambutsue), born.
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| 101906. |
In 217 ---------- [Marcus Aureiius Antoniius], Roman emperor, dies.
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| 101907. |
In 1143 John II ---------- emperor, dies in an accident.
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| 101908. |
In 1605 Philip IV king of Spain & ---------- (1621-65), born.
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| 101909. |
In 1766 The first patent is granted for a ---------- ... a wicker basket on a pully and a chain, designed by a London watchmaker
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| 101910. |
In 1946 League of Nations assembles for ---------- time.
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| 101911. |
In 1952 President Harry Truman seizes ---------- industry to avoid a strike.
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| 101912. |
In 1963 ---------- Lennon, musician, son of John Lennon, born.
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| 101913. |
In 1964 Unmanned ---------- launched.
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| 101914. |
In 1966 OAO 1, the 1st orbiting ---------- observatory, launched.
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| 101915. |
In 1968 New socialist constitution of ---------- Germany takes effect.
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| 101916. |
In 1971 1st legal off-track ---------- system begins (OTB-New York).
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| 101917. |
In 1973 Pablo ---------- artist, dies near Mougins, France, at 91.
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| 101918. |
In 1976 Phil ---------- rock producer, dies.
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| 101919. |
In 1981 Gen ---------- Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88.
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| 101920. |
In 1985 India files suit against ---------- over Bhopal disaster
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| 101921. |
In 1985 India files suit against Union Carbide over ---------- disaster
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| 101922. |
In 1986 Clint Eastwood elected mayor of ---------- , California. It made his day.
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| 101923. |
In 1990 "Twin Peaks" with Peggy ---------- premiers on ABC-TV.
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| 101924. |
In 1895 Mance ---------- , blues musician, born.
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| 101925. |
In 1919 John Presper ---------- , co-inventor of first electronic computer (ENIAC), born.
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| 101926. |
In 1926 Hugh Hefner, publisher of ---------- , made bunnies famous, born.
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| 101927. |
In 1942 American and ---------- forces overwhelmed by Japanese at Bataan.
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| 101928. |
In 1947 U.S. ---------- confirmed.
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| 101929. |
In 1950 Bob ---------- makes his first TV appearance.
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| 101930. |
In 1955 United Nations ---------- hearing.
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| 101931. |
In 1959 NASA announces first ---------- astronauts with The Right Stuff.
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| 101932. |
In 1965 Paulina ---------- , Sports Illustrated swimsuit covergirl, actress, born.
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| 101933. |
In 1967 First Boeing ---------- rolls out.
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| 101934. |
In 1983 Sixth Space Shuttle Mission - ---------- returns to Earth.
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| 101935. |
In 1790 U.S. ---------- system established
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| 101936. |
In 1829 William ---------- , founder of the Salvation Army, born.
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| 101937. |
In 1847 Joseph ---------- , awarded newspaper prizes, born.
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| 101938. |
In 1864 Austrian Archduke ---------- became emperor of Mexico.
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| 101939. |
In 1866 American Society for the Prevention of ---------- to Animals organized.
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| 101940. |
In 1915 Harry ---------- (in Detroit, MI), actor (Dragnet, M-a-s-h), born.
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| 101941. |
In 1924 Chuck ---------- , actor (The Rifleman), born.
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| 101942. |
In 1929 Max von ---------- , actor, born.
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| 101943. |
In 1932 Paul von ---------- elected first German president (Hitler was the second).
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| 101944. |
In 1932 Omar ---------- , actor (Tamarind Seed, Dr. Zhivago), born.
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| 101945. |
In 1953 House of ---------- , first feature-length 3-D movie, released in New York.
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| 101946. |
In 1974 Yitzhak ---------- replaces resigning Prime Minister Golda Meir.
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| 101947. |
In 1990 The ---------- space telescope is brought on-line. Unfortunately, its mirror is slightly warped
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| 101948. |
In 672 ---------- begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 101949. |
In 678 ---------- ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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| 101950. |
In 1370 Frederick I the ---------- , elector of Saxony, born.
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| 101951. |
In 1713 Peace of ---------- ; France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain
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| 101952. |
In 1770 George ---------- (C) British PM (1827), born.
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| 101953. |
In 1814 1st abdication of Napoleon; he is exiled to
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| 101954. |
In 1875 Heinrich ---------- discoverer of 11-year sunspot cycle, dies
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| 101955. |
In 1898 President ---------- asks for Spanish-American War declaration
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| 101956. |
In 1899 Treaty of Paris ratifies; Spain cedes ---------- to US
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| 101957. |
In 1911 Bob Dylan's 1st appearance at ---------- , Greenwich Village
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| 101958. |
In 1914 George ---------- Shaw's "Pygmalion," premieres
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| 101959. |
In 1921 Turkestan ASSR established in ---------- SFSR
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| 101960. |
In 1941 Germany blitzes ---------- , England
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| 101961. |
In 1956 Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of ---------- theater by whites
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| 101962. |
In 1963 John ---------- encyclical On peace in truth, justice, charity & liberty
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| 101963. |
In 1970 Apollo 13 launched to ---------- ; unable to land, returns in 6 days
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| 101964. |
In 1979 Ugandan dictator ---------- overthrown; Tanzania takes Kampala
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| 101965. |
In 1979 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin overthrown; ---------- takes Kampala
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| 101966. |
In 1979 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin overthrown; Tanzania takes
|
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| 101967. |
In 1980 Paul McCartney releases " ---------- "
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| 101968. |
In 1984 Challenger astronauts complete 1st in space satellite
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| 101969. |
In 1986 Dodge ---------- sailed solo nonstop around the world in 150 days
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| 101970. |
In 1986 Dodge Morgan sailed solo nonstop around the world in ---------- days
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| 101971. |
In 1986 Halley's Comet makes closest approach to ---------- this trip, 63 M km
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| 101972. |
In 1861 Fort Sumter, SC, shelled by ---------- troops under General Beauregard. The American Civil War begins.
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| 101973. |
In 1930 Tiny ---------- , singer, born.
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| 101974. |
In 1934 Highest velocity wind ever recorded on Mt Washington, ---------- mph.
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| 101975. |
In 1940 Herbie ---------- , musician, born.
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| 101976. |
In 1945 Franklin D. Rooseveldt dies of a ---------- in Warm Springs, Ga.
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| 101977. |
In 1947 David ---------- , late night television talk show host, born.
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| 101978. |
In 1961 Yuri A. Gagarin becomes first man to orbit Earth aboard ---------- 1.
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| 101979. |
In 1979 ---------- 33 returns to Earth.
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| 101980. |
In 1981 First launch of the space shuttle " ---------- " with John Young and Bob Crippen at the controls.
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| 101981. |
In 1906 Samuel ---------- , playwright, born.
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| 101982. |
In 1950 Ron ---------- , actor, born.
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| 101983. |
In 1951 Peabo ---------- , singer, born.
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| 101984. |
In 1961 UN General Assembly condemns ---------- for apartheid.
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| 101985. |
In 1964 Sidney ---------- became first black man to win Oscar for best actor.
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| 101986. |
In 1966 Pan Am places ---------- order for 25 Boeing 747's.
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| 101987. |
In 1970 Apollo 13's Beech-built ---------- tank explodes.
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| 101988. |
In 1984 Eleventh Space Shuttle Mission - ---------- returns to Earth.
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| 101989. |
In 1986 Pope ---------- met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue.
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| 101990. |
In 1986 Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi ---------- at Rome synagogue.
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| 101991. |
In 1986 Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at ---------- synagogue.
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| 101992. |
In 1889 Arnold ---------- , historian, born.
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| 101993. |
In 1894 First ---------- shown in NY City
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| 101994. |
In 1912 The RMS ---------- strikes an iceberg at 11:40 p.m.
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| 101995. |
In 1925 Rod ---------- , actor, born.
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| 101996. |
In 1935 Loretta ---------- (in Kentucky), Ms. Country Music, coal miner's daughter, born.
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| 101997. |
In 1945 Tokyo ---------- raids, using B-29's, damage Imperial Palace.
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| 101998. |
In 1956 Ampex Corporation demonstrates first commercial ---------- recorder. It's a unit the size of a deep-freeze, with an additional 5 6-foot racks of circuitry.
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| 101999. |
In 1983 After being expelled from Bolivia, former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus ---------- was brought to Lyon, France to stand trial for alleged war crimes
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| 102000. |
In 1867 Wilbur ---------- , of aeroplane fame, born.
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