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0455
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Roman senator Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor
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1521
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Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines
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1521
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Magelhaes lands on Homohon
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1526
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French king François I freed from Spain
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1537
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French troops invade Flanders
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1580
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Prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam
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1658
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Pro-Charles II plot in England discovered
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1672
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England declares war on Netherlands
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1722
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Willem KH Friso appointed mayor of Drente
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1753
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1st official St Patrick's Day
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1755
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Transylvania Land Co buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief
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1756
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St Patrick's Day 1st celebrated in NYC at Crown & Thistle Tavern
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1757
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Prince Mas Saïd of Mataram surrenders to Mangkubumi in Java
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1762
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1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC
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1766
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Britain repeals Stamp Act
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1776
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British forces evacuate Boston to Nova Scotia during Revolutionary War
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1800
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English warship Queen Charlotte catches fire; 700 die
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1804
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Johann von Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell" premieres
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1824
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England & Netherlands sign a trade agreement
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1833
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Phoenix Society forms (New York)
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1836
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Texas abolishes slavery
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1842
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Indians land in Ohio, a 12²-mile area in Upper Sandusky
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1845
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Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour
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1845
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Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London
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1847
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Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Macbeth" is produced (Florence)
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1854
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1st park land purchased by a US city, Worcester MA
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1860
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Japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh [sic]
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1861
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Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed
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1863
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Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities)
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1868
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Postage stamp canceling machine patent issued
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1870
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Massachusetts legislature authorizes incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary
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1871
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National Association of Professional Base-Ball players organized
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1876
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1st record high jump over 6' (Marshall Jones Brooks)
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1876
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General Crook destroy Cheyennes & Oglala-Sioux Indian camps
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1877
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Bill Midwinter completes Test Crickets' 1st 5-wkt haul, 5-78 vs England
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1884
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John Joseph Montgomery makes 1st glider flight, Otay CA
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1886
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Carrollton Massacre, (Mississippi) 20 blacks killed
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1891
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British Steamer "Utopia" sinks off Gibraltar killing 574
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1894
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US & China sign treaty preventing Chinese laborers from entering US
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1897
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Robert Fitzsimmons KOs James J Corbett in 14 for heavyweight boxing title
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1898
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1st practical submarine 1st submerges, New York NY (for 1 hour 40 minutes)
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1899
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Windsor luxury hotel in NYC catches fire, 92 die
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1900
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Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2
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1901
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Free thinking-Democratic Union forms in Netherlands
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1902
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Stanley Cup: Montréal AAA beat Winnipeg Victorias, 2 games to 1
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1905
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Eleanor Roosevelt marries FDR in New York
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1906
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President Theodore Roosevelt uses term "muckraker"
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1906
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Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Ottawa Silver 7, although both winning a game, Montréal outscores Ottawa 12-10
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1908
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Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 88 seconds)
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1910
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DHC soccer team forms in Delft Netherlands
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1912
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Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs Luther Halsey Gulick
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1917
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1st exclusively women's bowling tournament begins in St Louis
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1917
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Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne
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1918
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US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Rosemary Beresford
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1918
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US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Nathaniel Niles
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1919
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Dutch steel workers strike for 8 hour day & minimum wages
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1921
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Dr Marie Stopes opens Britain's 1st birth control clinic (London)
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1921
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Lenin proclaims New Economic Politics
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1921
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Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die)
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1924
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Eugene O'Neill's "Welded" premieres in New York NY
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1924
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Netherlands & USSR begin talks over USSR recognition
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1924
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Sweden & USSR exchange diplomats
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1926
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Dutch Calvinists oust Reverend J G Geelkerken over Genesis 3
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1926
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Richard Rodgers & L Hart's musical "Girl Friend" premieres in New York NY
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1926
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Spain & Brazil prevent Germany joining League of Nations
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1927
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US government doesn't sign league of Nations disarmament treaty
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1929
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General Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel
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1929
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Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid
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1931
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Stalin throws Krupskaya Lenin out of Central Committee
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1932
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German police raid Hitler's Nazi-headquarter
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1934
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Dollfuss, Mussolini & Gömbös sign Donau Pact (protocols of Rome)
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1935
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KSO-AM in Des Moines IA call sign is given to KWCR
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1941
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National Gallery of Art, Washington DC opens
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1942
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Belzec Concentration Camp opens-30,000 Lublin Polish Jews transported
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1942
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General Doug MacArthur arrives in Australia to become supreme commander
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1943
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Aldemarin (Ned) & Fort Cedar Lake (US) torpedoed & sinks
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1943
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F Hugh Herbert's "Kiss & Tell" premieres in New York NY
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1944
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Actor Charlton Heston weds Lydia Clarke
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1945
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Allied ships bomb North-Sumatra
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1950
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Belgian government of Eyskens resigns
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1950
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Element 98 (Californium) announced
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1951
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Government of Drees takes power
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1951
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Test Cricket debut of Brian Statham, England vs New Zealand Christchurch
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1953
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Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St Louis Browns for $2,475M
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1953
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1953
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WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay WI (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1953
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WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield MA (NBC) begins broadcasting
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1955
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Maurice "Rocket" Richard suspended, sparks 7 hour riot in Montréal
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1956
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8th Emmy Awards: Ed Sullivan Show, Phil Silvers Show & Lucy Ball
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1957
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Dutch ban on Sunday driving lifted
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1957
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Ramon Magsaysay, President of Philippines dies in a plane crash
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1958
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Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit (2nd US), measures Earth shape
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1959
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Australia & USSR restore diplomatic relations
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1959
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Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India
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1960
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Eisenhower forms anti-Castro-exile army under the CIA
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1960
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WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
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1961
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New York DA arrests professional gamblers who implicate Seton Hall players
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1961
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South Africa leaves British Commonwealth
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1963
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Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game
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1963
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Elizabeth Ann Seton of New York beatified (canonized in 1975)
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1963
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Eruptions of Mount Agung Bali, kills 1,500 Balinese
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1965
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Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help)
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1966
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South Africa government bans Defense & Aid Fund
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1966
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US sub locates missing H-bomb in Mediterranean
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1968
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2-tiered gold price negotiated in Washington DC by US & 6 European nations
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1968
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Kathie Whitworth wins LPGA St Petersburg Orange Blossom Golf Open
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1969
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Golda Meir becomes Israel's 4th Prime Minister
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1969
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Open
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1970
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Peter O'Malley becomes CEO of Los Angeles Dodgers
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1970
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US casts their 1st UN Security Council veto (Support England)
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1972
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Ringo releases "Back off Bugaloo" in UK
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1973
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Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge
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1973
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St Patrick's Day marchers carry 14 coffins commemorating Bloody Sunday
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1974
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Jane Blalock wins LPGA Bing Crosby Golf Classic International
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1975
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Valeri Muratov skates world record 1000 meter (1:16.92)
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1976
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Malikov skates world record 1000 meter (1:15.76)
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1976
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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried
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1976
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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1977
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Australia wins cricket Centenary Test by 45 runs, same result as 1877
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1978
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Ligeti's opera "Le Grand Macabre" premieres in Stockholm
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1978
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Reds don green uniforms for St Patricks Day
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1979
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World Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk & G Karponosov USSR
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1979
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World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship at Vienna won by Tai Babilonia & R Gardner (USA)
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1979
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World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Linda Fratianne (USA)
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1979
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World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (USSR)
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1981
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FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms
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1982
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4 Dutch TV crew members shot dead in El Salvador
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1983
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70th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy
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1983
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9th People's Choice Awards
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1985
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Jane Blalock wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open
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1985
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Matti Nykanen of Finland set a world ski jump record of 623'
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1986
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Haemers gang robs gold transport in Belgium of 35 million BF
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1987
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IBM releases PC-DOS version 3.3
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1987
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Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an inning of 96 vs Pakistan
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1988
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"Les Miserables" opens at Det Norske Teatret, Oslo Norway
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1988
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Highest scoring NCAA basketball game: Loyola-Marymnt 119, Wyoming 115
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1988
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Iran says Iraq uses poison gas
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1989
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"Chu Chem" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 44 performances
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1989
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Dorothy Cudahy is 1st female grand marshal of St Patrick Day Parade
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1990
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PBA National Championship Won by Jim Pencak
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1991
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Irish Lesbians & Gays march in St Patrick Day parade
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1991
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John Robin Baitz' "Substance of Fire" premieres in New York NY
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1991
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New Jersey raises turnpike tolls 70%
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1991
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Penny Hammel wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International
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1991
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USSR holds a referendum to determine if they should stay together; 9 of 15 Soviet representatives officially approve new union treaty
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1992
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"Death & the Maiden" opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 159 performances
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1992
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18th People's Choice Awards: Garth Brooks & Reba McEntire
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1992
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De Klerk wins a white only referendum
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1992
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Islamic Jihad truck bombs Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires Argentina killing 29
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1992
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Russian manned space craft TM-14, launches into orbit
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1993
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86 killed by bomb attack in Calcutta
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1994
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"Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 30 performances
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1994
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Iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan (32 killed)
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1994
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It is announced there is no smoking in Cleveland Indians new ballpark
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1995
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British £ hits 2.4545 to Dutch guilder (record)
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1995
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Sinn-Fein leader Gerry Adams visits White House
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1995
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US approves 1st chicken pox vaccine, Varivax by Merck & Co
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1996
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"Bus Stop" closes at Circle in Square Theater NYC after 29 performances
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1996
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"Getting Away With Murder" opens at Broadhurst NYC for 17 performances
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1996
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Aravinda De Silva gets 107 & 3-42 in cricket World Cup victory
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1996
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Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship
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1996
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Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title
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1996
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Montréal Canadien's 1st game in their new arena
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1996
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Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets to win the World Cup
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1997
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CNN begins Spanish broadcasts
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1998
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USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympics Gold medal
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