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The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School. |
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The Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly followed by a large bomb in Londons Canary Wharf. |
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Space Shuttle astronauts Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Michael Foale become the first African American and first Briton, respectively, to perform spacewalks. |
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Vance-Owen peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina is announced. |
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Voters in Lithuania vote for independence. |
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Comet Halley reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, during its second visit to the inner solar system in the 20th century. |
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The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth. |
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Biju Patnaik of the Pragati Legislature Party elected leader of opposition in the state assembly in Orissa, India. |
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The 6.4 on the Richter Scale Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California. |
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Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing. |
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First test flight of the Boeing 747. |
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Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam. |
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The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers. |
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Jamaica becomes independent nation within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
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Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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Second Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States State Department of being filled with Communists. |
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The Battle of the Atlantic the HMS Venturer sinking U-Boat 864 off the coast of Norway. |
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World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal. |
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World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war. |
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Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States. |
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The Balkan Entente is formed. |
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Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. |
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By the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized. |
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Russo–Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur |
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Davis Cup competition is established. |
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William G. Morgan modifies Mintonette to volleyball. |
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is established as a Cabinet-level agency. |
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The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. |
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The U.S. Weather Bureau was established. |
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American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama. |
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After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States. |
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Haiti invades the newly founded Dominican Republic. |
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The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp. |
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American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion. |
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Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation. |
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Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake. |
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Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. |
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