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0418
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Jews are excluded from public office in the Roman Empire
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0483
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St Simplicius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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1526
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Emperor Charles V marries princess Isabella of Portugal
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1535
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Bishop Tomás de Berlanga discovers Galápagos Islands
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1578
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Queen Elizabeth I gives Johan Casimir £20,000 to aid Dutch rebellion
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1624
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England declares war on Spain
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1629
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King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later
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1661
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French King Louis XIV ends office of premier
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1681
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English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania
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1734
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Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples
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1789
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Franklin College founded (1787?)
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1791
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John Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver
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1791
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Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy
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1847
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1st money minted in Hawaii
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1849
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Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent; only US President to do so
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1862
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Great Britain & France recognizes independence of Zanzibar
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1862
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US issues 1st paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 & $1000)
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1864
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Grant is named commander of the Union armies
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1864
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Red River campaign Louisiana
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1865
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Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina
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1874
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Purdue University (Indiana) admits its 1st student
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1876
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1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)
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1880
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General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria
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1880
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Salvation Army of England sets up US welfare & religious activity
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1888
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1st performance of César Franck's "Psyche"
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1888
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Heavyweight Boxing champion John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds
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1893
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Ivory Coast becomes a French colony
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1893
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New Mexico State University cancels its 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed & killed the night before
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1896
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After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"
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1896
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Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins 1st modern marathon in 3:18
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1896
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The Bronx acquires O'Brien Square
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1900
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Battle at Driefontein, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
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1902
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Earthquake destroys Turkish city of Tochangri
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1903
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Harry Gammeter, Cleveland, patents multigraph duplicating machine
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1903
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Montréal AAA in 2 games
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1905
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Japanese Army captures Mukden (Shenyang)
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1906
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1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine"
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1906
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Coal dust explosion kills 1,060 at Courrieres France
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1906
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London Underground opens Bakeroo line (Baker Street to Waterloo Line)
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1909
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Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 for box title
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1910
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China ends slavery
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1910
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Pittsburgh Courier, begins publishing
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1913
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Stanley Cup: Québec Bulldogs sweep Sydney Miners in 2 games
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1913
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William Knox, becomes 1st in American Bowling Congress to bowl 300
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1914
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Suffragettes in London damages painter Rokeby's Venus of Velasquez
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1915
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British expedition Army in Belgium captures Neuve Chapelle
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1920
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NHL's Québec Bulldog Jim Malone scores 6 goals vs Ottawa Senators
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1922
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KLZ-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions
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1922
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State of siege proclaimed during mine strike Johannesburg South Africa
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1925
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Walter Mittelholzer is 1st to flies over Demawend mountain, Iran
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1926
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Run on Belgian banks
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1927
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Albania mobilize by threat of Serbian, Croatian & Slovenes
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1927
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Bavaria lifts ban on Hitler's speeches
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1931
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British Labour party removes fascist sir Oswald Mosley
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1933
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Major earthquake in Long Beach CA
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1933
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Nevada becomes 1st US state to regulate narcotics
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1934
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Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games)
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1934
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US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Suzanne Davis
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1934
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US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner
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1939
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17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad India
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1940
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1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, New York NY, I Pagliacci
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1941
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Larry MacPhail, Dodger GM predicts all players will wear batting helmets
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1945
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Germany blows-up Wessel Bridge on Rhine
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1945
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Japan declares Vietnam Independence
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1945
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Patton's 3rd Army makes contact with Hodge's 1st Army
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1945
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Tokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombing
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1945
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US troops lands on Mindanao
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1946
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Train derailment kills 185 near Aracaju Brazil
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1948
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1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB California
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1949
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Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949
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1951
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"Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 56 performances
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1951
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FBI director J Edgar Hoover declines post of baseball commissioner
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1952
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Military coup by General Fulgencio Batista in Cuba
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1956
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General strike in Cyprus protesting exile of archbishop Makarios
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1956
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Peter Twiss sets new world air record 1,132 mph (1,823 kph)
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1957
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Thousands of soccer fans riot in Italy
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1959
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Dorothy Comiskey Rigney, sells 54% of White Sox to Bill Veeck
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1959
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Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth" premieres in New York NY
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1959
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Uprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Tibet
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1960
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USSR agrees to stop nuclear testing
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1962
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Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel & move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater FL
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1963
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Pete Rose debuts with hits in his two 1st at bats in spring training
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1963
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Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 70 points vs Syracuse
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1964
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US reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany
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1965
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Dutch Princess Margriet & Pieter van Vollenhoven, get engaged
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1966
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5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires
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1966
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Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg
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1966
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North Vietnamese capture US Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley
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1968
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Ferry boat sinks in harbor of Wellington New Zealand (200 killed)
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1969
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James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King Jr
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1970
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Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" & "I Can Do It"
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1970
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South Africa complete 4-0 series drubbing of Australia
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1971
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Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18
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1972
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1st black US political convention opens (Gary IN)
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1972
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General Lon Nol becomes President & prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia
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1972
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
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1973
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BPAA US Open by Mike McGrath
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1973
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Morocco adopts constitution
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1974
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"Sextet" closes at Bijou Theater NYC after 9 performances
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1974
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Carol Mann wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic
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1974
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Christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election
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1974
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Lawrence Rowe completes 302 vs England Bridgetown, 36 fours 1 six
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1975
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"Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances
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1975
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Dog spectacles patented in England
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1977
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Rings of Uranus discovered during occultation of SAO
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1978
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Soyuz 28 returns to Earth
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1980
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Willard Scott becomes the weather forecaster on the Today Show
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1982
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President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya
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1982
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Salim Malik scores 100 in 2nd inning of Test Cricket debut (v SL)
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1982
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Sygyzy: all 9 planets aligned on same side of Sun
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1982
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Travis Jackson & Happy Chandler elected to Hall of Fame
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1983
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Walter Alston, Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame
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1984
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Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page
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1985
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Bonnie Lauer wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational
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1985
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Dallas Maverick coach Dick Motta is 4th NBA coach to win 700 games
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1985
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French socialists lose election (National Front 9%)
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1985
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India beat Pakistan to win "World Championship of Cricket"
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1985
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World Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Natalia Bestemianova & Andrei Bukin (USSR)
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1985
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World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev (USSR)
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1985
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World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic)
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1985
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World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Alexandr Fadeev (USSR)
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1986
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Ernie Lombardi, National League MVP in 1938, & Bobby Doerr, elected to Hall of Fame
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1987
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Vatican formal opposition to test-tube fertilization & embryo transfer
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1988
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Avalanche at Swiss Ski resort "Klosters" nearly kills Prince Charles
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1988
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New York Islanders celebrate Mike Bossy night
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1990
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4th American Comedy Awards: When Harry Met Sally
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1990
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Lieutenant General Avril resigns as President of Haiti
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1990
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1990
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World Ice Dance Championship in Halifax won by Marina Klimova & Sergei Ponomarenko (USSR)
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1990
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World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov (USSR)
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1990
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World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA)
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1990
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World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (Canada)
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1991
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Eddie Sutton is 1st NCAA coach to lead 4 schools into playoffs
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1991
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Laura Davies wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic
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1991
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Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg clinches his 4th slalom World Cup
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1991
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Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 meter indoor (22.24 seconds)
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1991
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Rico Lieder/Jens Carlowitz/Karsten Just/Thomas Schönlebe walk 4x400 meter indoor world record (3 :3.05)
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1992
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6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole & Color Me Badd win
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1992
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Sandra Seuser/Katrin Schreiter/Annet Hesselbarth/Grit Breuer walk female indoor world record 4x400 meter (3 :7.22)
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1994
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1 million Greeks attend Melina Mercouri's funeral
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1995
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Car bomb explodes in Karachi at shiite mosque, 17+ killed
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1995
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Chiel Meijering's "St Louis Blues" premieres in Arnhem
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1995
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Dow-Jones hits record 4035.64
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1996
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22nd People's Choice Awards: Apollo 13, Tom Hanks win
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1996
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NYC Mayor Guiliani visits Israel
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1998
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4th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
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