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TODAY IN HISTORYNOV. 30, 1886: Folies Bergere stage first revueNOV. 29, 1947: U.N. votes for partition of PalestineNOV. 28, 1520: Magellan reaches the PacificNOV. 27, 1095: Pope Urban II orders first CrusadeNOV. 26, 1941: FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holidayNOV. 25, 1952: Mousetrap opens in LondonNOV. 24, 1859: Origin of Species is publishedNOV. 23, 1936: First issue of Life is publishedNOV. 22, 1963: John F. Kennedy assassinatedNOV. 21, 1980: Millions tune in to find out who shot J.R.NOV. 20, 1945: Nuremberg trials beginNOV. 19, 1863: Lincoln delivers Gettysburg AddressNOV. 18, 1991: Terry Waite releasedNOV. 17, 1558: Elizabethan Age beginsNOV. 16, 1532: Pizarro traps Incan emperor AtahualpaNOV. 15, 1867: First stock ticker debutsNOV. 14, 1851: Moby-Dick publishedNOV. 13, 1982: Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicatedNOV. 12, 1954: Ellis Island closesNOV. 11, 1918: World War I endsNOV. 10, 1969: Sesame Street debutsNOV. 9, 1938: Nazis launch KristallnachtNOV. 8, 1895: German scientist discovers x-raysNOV. 7, 1991: Magic Johnson announces he is HIV-positiveNOV. 6, 1962: U.N. condemns apartheidNOV. 5, 1994: George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champNOV. 4, 1956: Soviets put brutal end to Hungarian revolutionNOV. 3, 1964: D.C. residents cast first presidential votesNOV. 2, 1947: Spruce Goose fliesNOV. 1, 1512: Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to publicOCT. 31, 1517: Martin Luther posts 95 thesesOCT. 30, 1938: Welles scares nationOCT. 29, 1998: John Glenn returns to spaceOCT. 28, 1965: Gateway Arch completedOCT. 27, 1904: New York City subway opensOCT. 26, 1881: Shootout at the OK CorralOCT. 25, 1881: Pablo Picasso bornOCT. 24, 1901: First barrel ride down Niagara FallsOCT. 23, 2002: Hostage crisis in Moscow theaterOCT. 22, 1962: Cuban Missile CrisisOCT. 21, 1959: Guggenheim Museum opens in New York CityOCT. 20, 1947: Congress investigates Reds in HollywoodOCT. 19, 1781: Victory at YorktownOCT. 18, 1867: U.S. takes possession of AlaskaOCT. 17, 1931: Capone goes to prisonOCT. 16, 1934: The Long MarchOCT. 15, 1917: Mata Hari executedOCT. 14, 1947: Yeager breaks sound barrierOCT. 12, 1492: Columbus reaches the New WorldOCT. 13, 1792: White House cornerstone laidOCT. 11, 2002: Jimmy Carter wins Nobel PrizeOCT. 10, 1985: Achille Lauro hijacking endsOCT. 9, 1967: Che Guevara is executedOCT. 8, 1871: Great Chicago Fire beginsOCT. 7, 2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes California governorOCT. 6, 1866: First U.S. train robberyOCT. 5, 1947: First presidential speech on TVOCT. 4, 1957: Sputnik launchedOCT. 3, 1995: O.J. Simpson acquittedOCT. 2, 1985: Hollywood icon Rock Hudson dies of AIDSOCT. 1, 1890: Yosemite National Park establishedSEPT. 30, 1954: USS Nautilus commissionedSEPT. 29, 2005: Reporter Judith Miller released from prisonSEPT. 28, 1941: Ted Williams becomes last player to hit .400SEPT. 27, 1779: John Adams appointed to negotiate peace terms with BritishSEPT. 26, 1960: First Kennedy-Nixon debateSEPT. 25, 1957: Central High School integratedSEPT. 24, 1789: The First Supreme CourtSEPT. 23, 1875: Billy the Kid arrested for first timeSEPT. 22, 1862: Lincoln issues Emancipation ProclamationSEPT. 21, 1780: Benedict Arnold commits treasonSEPT. 20, 1973: King triumphs in Battle of SexesSEPT. 19, 1957: Nevada is site of first-ever underground nuclear explosionSEPT. 18, 1793: Capitol cornerstone is laidSEPT. 17, 1862: Battle of AntietamSEPT. 16, 1932: Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separationSEPT. 15, 1978: Ali defeats Spinks to win world heavyweight championshipSEPT. 14, 1901: McKinley dies of infection from gunshot woundsSEPT. 13, 1814: Key pens Star-Spangled BannerSEPT. 12, 1940: Lascaux cave paintings discoveredSEPT. 11, 2001: Attack on AmericaSEPT. 10, 1897: First drunk driving arrestSEPT. 9, 1893: President's child born in White HouseSEPT. 8, 1974: Ford pardons NixonSEPT. 7, 1813: United States nicknamed Uncle SamSEPT. 6, 1915: First tank producedSEPT. 5, 1836: Sam Houston elected as president of TexasSEPT. 4, 1886: Geronimo surrendersSEPT. 3, 1783: Treaty of Paris signedSEPT. 2, 1969: First ATM opens for businessSEPT. 1, 1864: Atlanta falls to Union forcesAUG. 31, 1980: Polish government signs accord with Gdansk shipyard workersAUG. 30, 1967: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Supreme Court justiceAUG. 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf CoastAUG. 28, 1996: Charles and Diana divorceAUG. 27, 1883: Krakatau explodesAUG. 26, 1939: First televised Major League baseball gameAUG. 25, 1835: The Great Moon HoaxAUG. 24, 79: Vesusvius eruptsAUG. 23, 1902: Fannie Farmer opens cooking schoolAUG. 22, 1950: Althea Gibson becomes first African-American on U.S. tennis tourAUG. 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes 50th stateAUG. 20, 1911: First around-the-world telegram sent, 66 years before Voyager II launchAUG. 19, 1909: First race is held at the Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayAUG. 18, 1991: Soviet hard-liners launch coup against GorbachevAUG. 17, 1969: Woodstock Music Festival concludesAUG. 16, 1896: Gold discovered in the YukonAUG. 15, 1969: The Woodstock festival opens in Bethel, New YorkAUG. 14, 2003: Blackout hits Northeast United StatesAUG. 13, 1961: Berlin is dividedAUG. 12, 1990: Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex discoveredAUG. 11, 1934: Federal prisoners land on AlcatrazAUG. 10, 1846: Smithsonian Institution createdAUG. 9, 1974: Unusual succession makes Ford presidentAUG. 8, 1974: Nixon resignsAUG. 7, 1947: Wood raft makes 4,300-mile voyageAUG. 6, 1945: American bomber drops atomic bomb on HiroshimaAUG. 5, 2002: Divers recover U.S.S. Monitor turretAUG. 4, 1944: Anne Frank capturedAUG. 3, 1958: Nautilus travels under North PoleAUG. 2, 1990: Iraq invades KuwaitAUG. 1, 1961: Texans head for the thrills at Six FlagsJUL. 31, 1975: Jimmy Hoffa disappearsJUL. 30, 1965: Johnson signs Medicare into lawJUL. 29, 1958: NASA createdJUL. 28, 1868: 14th Amendment adoptedJUL. 27, 1974: House begins impeachment of NixonJUL. 26, 1775: U.S. postal system establishedJUL. 25, 1978: World’s First Test Tube Baby BornJUL. 24, 1911: Machu Picchu discoveredJUL. 23, 1984: Miss America resignsJUL. 22, 2003: Jessica Lynch gets hero's welcomeJUL. 21, 1861: The First Battle of Bull RunJUL. 20, 1969: Armstrong walks on moonJUL. 19, 1799: Rosetta Stone foundJUL. 18, 1940: FDR nominated for unprecedented third termJUL. 17, 1955: Disneyland opensJUL. 16, 1945: Atom bomb successfully testedJUL. 15, 1971: Nixon announces visit to communist ChinaJUL. 14, 1789: French revolutionaries storm BastilleJUL. 13, 1985: Live Aid concertJul. 12, 1984: Ferraro named vice presidential candidateJUL. 11, 1804: Burr slays Hamilton in duelJUL. 10, 1925: Monkey Trial beginsJUL. 9, 1877: Wimbledon tournament beginsJUL. 8, 1951: Paris celebrates 2,000th birthdayJUL. 7, 1930: Building of Hoover Dam beginsJUL. 6, 1957: Althea Gibson is first African American to win WimbledonJUL. 5, 1946: Bikini introducedJUL. 4, 1776: U.S. declares independenceJUL. 3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg endsJUL. 2, 1964: Johnson signs Civil Rights ActJUL. 1, 1997: Hong Kong returned to ChinaJUN. 30, 1936: Gone with the Wind publishedJUN. 29, 1995: U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space stationJUN. 28, 1953: Workers assemble first Corvette in Flint, MichiganJUN. 27, 1950: Truman orders U.S. forces to KoreaJUN. 26, 1948: U.S. begins Berlin AirliftJUN. 25, 1876: Battle of Little BighornJUN. 24, 1997: U.S. Air Force reports on RoswellJUN. 23, 1992: Teflon Don sentenced to lifeJUN. 22, 1944: FDR signs G.I. BillJUN. 21, 1788: U.S. Constitution ratifiedJUN. 20, 1975: Jaws releasedJUN. 19, 1953: Rosenbergs executedJUN. 18, 1812: War of 1812 beginsJUN. 17, 1885: Statue of Liberty arrives in New York harborJUN. 16, 1884: First roller coaster in America opensJUN. 15, 1215: Magna Carta sealedJUN. 14, 1777: Congress adopts the Stars and StripesJUN. 13, 1966: The Miranda rights are establishedJUN. 12, 1987: Reagan challenges GorbachevJUN. 11, 1979: John Wayne diesJUN. 10, 1752: Franklin flies kite during thunderstormJUN. 9, 1973: Secretariat wins Triple CrownJUNE 8, 1968: King assassination suspect arrestedJUNE 7, 1913: First successful ascent of Mt. McKinleyJUNE 6, 1944: D-DayJUNE 5, 1933: FDR takes United States off gold standardJUNE 4, 1942: Battle of Midway beginsJUNE 3, 1989: Crackdown at Tiananmen beginsJUNE 2, 1935: Babe Ruth retiresJUNE 1, 1980: CNN launchesMAY 31, 1859: Big Ben goes into operation in LondonMAY 30, 1431: Joan of Arc martyredMAY 29, 1953: Hillary and Tenzing reach Everest summitMAY 28, 1961: Appeal for Amnesty campaign launchesMAY 27, 1941: Bismarck sunk by Royal NavyMAY 26, 1897: Dracula goes on sale in LondonMAY 25, 1977: Star Wars opensMAY 24, 1883: Brooklyn Bridge opensMAY 23, 1934: Police kill famous outlaws Bonnie and ClydeMAY 22, 1843: Great Emigration departs for OregonMAY 21, 1881: American Red Cross foundedMAY 20, 1873: Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeansMAY 19, 1935: Lawrence of Arabia diesMAY 18, 1920: Pope John Paul II bornMAY 17, 1954: Brown v. Board of Ed is decidedMAY 16, 1929: First Academy Awards ceremonyMAY 15, 1937: Madeleine Albright is bornMAY 14, 1804: Lewis and Clark departMAY 13, 1846: President Polk declares war on MexicoMAY 12, 1957: Race car driver A.J. Foyt gets first pro victoryMAY 11, 1934: Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern statesMAY 10, 1869: Transcontinental railroad completedMAY 9, 1950: L. Ron Hubbard publishes DianeticsMAY 8, 1945: V-E Day is celebrated in America and BritainMAY 7, 1994: The Scream recoveredMAY 6, 1994: English Channel tunnel opensMAY 5, 1961: The first American in spaceMAY 4, 1994: Rabin and Arafat sign accord for Palestinian self-ruleMAY 3, 1469: Niccolo Machiavelli bornMAY 2, 1933: Loch Ness Monster sightedMAY 1, 1931: Empire State Building dedicatedAPR. 30, 1945: Adolf Hitler commits suicideAPR. 29, 2004: World War II monument opens in Washington, D. C.APR. 28, 1945: Benito Mussolini executedAPR. 27, 4977 B. C.: Universe is created according to KemplerAPR. 26, 1954: Polio vaccine trials beginAPR. 25, 1983: Andropov writes to U. S. studentAPR. 24, 1916: Easter Rebellion beginsAPR. 23, 1564: William Shakespeare bornAPR. 22, 1970: The first Earth DayAPR. 21, 753 B.C.: Rome foundedAPR. 20, 1980: Castro announces Mariel BoatliftAPR. 19, 1897: First Boston Marathon heldAPR. 18, 1906: The Great San Francisco EarthquakeAPR. 17, 1970: Apollo 13 returns to EarthAPR. 16, 1943: Hallucinogenic effects of LSD discoveredAPR. 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson breaks color barrierAPR. 14, 1865: Lincoln is shotAPR. 13, 1997: Tiger Woods wins first majorAPR. 12, 1861: The Civil War beginsAPR. 11, 1814: Napoleon exiled to ElbaAPR. 10, 1866: ASPCA is foundedAPR. 9, 1865: Robert E. Lee surrendersAPR. 8, 1974: Aaron sets new home run recordAPR. 7, 1994: Civil war erupts in RwandaAPR. 6, 1896: First modern Olympic GamesAPR. 5, 1614: Pocahontas marries John RolfeAPR. 4, 1968: Dr. King is assassinatedAPR. 3, 1860: Pony Express debutsAPR. 2, 2005: Pope John Paul II diesAPR. 1, 1700: April Fools tradition popularizedMAR. 31, 1889: Eiffel Tower opensMAR. 30, 1981: President Reagan shotMAR. 29, 1973: U.S. withdraws from VietnamMAR. 28, 1979: Nuclear accident at Three Mile IslandMAR. 27, 1912: Japanese cherry trees planted along the PotomacMAR. 26, 1979: Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signedMAR. 25, 1911: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York CityMAR. 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez runs agroundMAR. 23, 1839: OK enters national vernacularMAR. 22, 1765: Stamp Act imposed on American coloniesMAR. 21, 1871: Stanley begins search for LivingstoneMAR. 20, 1965: LBJ sends federal troops to AlabamaMAR. 19, 2003: War in Iraq beginsMAR. 18, 1862: Wells and Fargo start shipping and banking companyMAR. 17, 461: Saint Patrick diesMAR. 16, 1802: U.S. Military Academy establishedMAR. 15, 1965: Johnson calls for equal voting rightsMAR. 14, 1879: Albert Einstein bornMAR. 13, 1942: U.S. Army launches K-9 CorpsMAR. 12, 1933: FDR gives first fireside chatMAR. 11, 1997: Paul McCartney knightedMAR. 10, 1959: Rebellion in TibetMAR. 9, 1959: Barbie makes her debutMAR. 8, 1917: February Revolution beginsMAR. 7, 1876: Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephoneMAR. 6, 1899: Bayer patents aspirinMAR. 5, 1963: Hula-Hoop patentedMAR. 4, 1933: FDR inauguratedMAR. 3, 1887: Helen Keller meets her miracle workerMAR. 2, 1904: Dr. Seuss bornMAR. 1, 1932: Lindbergh baby kidnappedFEB. 28, 1953: Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNAFEB. 27, 1827: New Orleanians take to the streets for Mardi GrasFEB. 26, 1919: Two national parks preserved, 10 years apartFEB. 25, 1964: Clay knocks out ListonFEB. 24, 1836: Alamo defenders call for helpFEB. 23, 1945: U.S. flag raised on Iwo JimaFEB. 22, 1980: U.S. hockey team makes miracle on iceFEB. 21, 1965: Malcolm X assassinatedFEB. 20, 1962: An American orbits earthFEB. 19, 1847: Donner Party rescuedFEB. 18, 1885: Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnFEB. 17, 1904: Madame Butterfly premieresFEB. 16, 1923: Archaeologist opens tomb of King TutFEB. 15, 1898: The Maine explodesFEB. 14, 278: St. Valentine beheadedFEB. 13, 1633: Galileo in Rome for InquisitionFEB. 12, 2002: Milosevic goes on trial for war crimesFEB. 11, 1990: Nelson Mandela released from prisonFEB. 10, 1996: Kasparov loses chess game to computerFEB. 9, 1971: Satchel Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of FameFEB. 8, 1943: Americans secure GuadalcanalFEB. 7, 1964: Beatles arrive in New YorkFEB. 6, 1952: Queen Elizabeth becomes queenFEB. 5, 1994: Beckwith convicted of killing Medgar EversFEB. 4, 1974: Patty Hearst kidnappedFEB. 3, 2005: Gonzales becomes first Hispanic U. S. attorney generalFEB. 2, 1887: First Groundhog DayFEB. 1, 1884: Oxford Dictionary debutsJAN. 31, 1950: Truman announces development of H-bombJAN. 30, 1948: Gandhi assassinatedJAN. 29, 1936: U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first membersJAN. 28, 1986: Challenger disasterJAN. 27, 1888 : National Geographic Society foundedJAN. 26, 1788: Australia DayJAN. 25, 1905: World's largest diamond foundJAN. 24, 1965: Winston Churchill diesJAN. 23, 1957: Toy company Wham-O produces first FrisbeesJAN. 22, 1998: Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombingsJAN. 21, 1977: President Carter pardons draft dodgersJAN. 20, 1981: Iran Hostage Crisis endsJAN. 19, 1809: Edgar Allan Poe is bornJAN. 18, 1919: Post-World War I peace conference begins in ParisJAN. 17, 1950: Boston thieves pull of historic robberyJAN. 16, 1919: Prohibition takes effectJAN. 15, 1967: Packers face Chiefs in first Super BowlJAN. 14, 1875 : Albert Schweitzer bornJAN. 13, 1128: Pop recognizes Knights TemplarJAN. 12, 1926: Original Amos ‘n’ Andy debuts on Chicago radioJAN. 11, 1908: Theodore Roosevelt makes Grand Canyon a national monumentJAN. 10, 1901: Gusher signals start of U. S. oil industryJAN. 9, 1493: Columbus mistakes manatees for mermaidsJAN. 8, 1877: Crazy Horse fights last battleJAN. 7, 1789: First U. S. presidential electionJAN. 6, 1838: Morse demonstrates telegraphJAN. 5, 1933: Golden Gate Bridge is bornJAN. 4, 1999: The euro debutsJAN. 3, 1990: Noriega surrenders to U.S.JAN. 2, 1980: U.S.-Russia detente endsJAN. 1, 1959: Batista forced out by Castro-led revolutionDEC. 31, 1999: Panama Canal turned over to PanamaDEC. 30, 1922: USSR establishedDEC. 29, 1890: U. S. Army massacres Indians at Wounded KneeDEC. 28, 1895: First commercial movie screenedDEC. 27, 1932: Radio City Music Hall opensDEC. 26, 1946: Bugsy Siegel opens Flamingo HotelDEC. 25, 1914: The Christmas TruceDEC. 24, 1979: Soviet tanks roll into AfghanistanDEC. 23, 1888: Van Gogh chops off earDEC. 22, 1956: First gorilla born in captivityDEC. 21, 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over ScotlandDEC. 20, 1957: Elvis Presley is draftedDEC. 19, 1998: President Clinton impeachedDEC. 18, 1620: Mayflower docks at Plymouth HarborDEC. 17, 1903: First airplane filesDEC. 16, 1773: The Boston Tea PartyDEC. 15, 2001: Leaning Tower of Pisa reopensDEC. 14, 1911: Amundsen reaches South PoleDEC. 13, 2000: Al Gore concedes presidential electionDEC. 12, 1980: Da Vinci notebook sells for over 5 millionDEC. 11, 1936: Eward VIII abdicatesDEC. 10, 1901: First Nobel Prizes awardedDEC. 9, 1992: U.S. Marines storm Mogadishu, SomaliaDEC. 8, 1980: John Lennon ShotDEC. 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor bombedDEC. 6, 1884: Washington Monument completedDEC. 5 1945: Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda TriangleDEC. 4, 1991: Hostage Terry Anderson freed in LebanonDEC. 3, 1947: A Streetcar Named Desire opens on BroadwayDEC. 2, 2001: Enron files for bankruptcyDEC. 1, 1990: Chunnel makes breakthrough
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