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Nepal King Gyanendra exercises Coup détat to capture the democracy becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers. |
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Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act, making Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage. |
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251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. |
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Janet Jackson exposes her breast on American television during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, prompting FCC reform. |
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Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earths atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. |
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The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress. |
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In Portland, Oregon Tonya Hardings ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty for his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. |
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The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal Disaster case. |
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The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. |
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Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia. |
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Trevor Chappell bowls an "Underarm Ball" to Brian McKechnie to prevent New Zealand scoring a 6, and tying the One Day International, on the last ball of the third match in the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, leading directly led to the International Cricket Council banning underarm bowling as not within the spirit of the game. |
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Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter. |
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The Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back into Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile. |
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Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl. |
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A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in Sao Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293. |
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Kuala Lumpur is declared a Federal Territory. |
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Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. |
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Saturday mail delivery in Canada is eliminated. |
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Diplomatic relations between Peru and the Soviet Union are established. |
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Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan is videotaped and photographed by Eddie Adams. These image and helped build opposition to the Vietnam War. |
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Canadas three military services of Canada, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces. |
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The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form ill-fated Penn Central Transportation. |
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The Hamilton River in Labrador, Canada is renamed the Churchill River in honour of Winston Churchill. |
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Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. |
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Merger of Egypt and Syria to form the United Arab Republic, which lasted until 1961. |
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Felix Wankels first working prototype DKM 54 of the Wankel engine was running at the NSU research and development department Versuchsabteilung TX in Germany |
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Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary General. |
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World War II: Vidkun Quisling is appointed Premier of Norway by the Nazi occupiers. |
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The United Kingdom recognizes USSR. |
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begins operations. |
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Russia adopts the Gregorian Calendar. |
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New York Citys Grand Central Terminal opens as the worlds largest train station. |
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King Carlos I of Portugal and his son, Prince Luis Filipe are killed in Terreiro do Paco, Lisbon. |
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Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul. |
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The opera La bohème premieres in Turin. |
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Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey. |
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Edition one of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. |
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The first edition of theatrical newspaper The Stage is published. |
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Julia Ward Howes "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is published for the first time in the Atlantic Monthly. |
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American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States. |
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Auburn University is chartered as the East Alabama Male College. |
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Mayon Volcano, in the Philippines, erupts, killing around 1,200 people; most devastating eruption of Mayon Volcano. |
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The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York. |
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French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. |
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In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time. |
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The Kalabalik or Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman sultans order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized. |
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The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. |
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The Peace of Torun is signed in Torun, Poland. |
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Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. |
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