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Appalachian State becomes the first ever team in the college football division formerly known as 1-AA to defeat an AP top 25 team, upsetting Michigan 34 to 32. Clay Buchholz becomes the first rookie to throw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox as they beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 The first Eurovision Dance Contest held in London, United Kingdom. Finlands Jussi Väänänen & Katja Koukkula won the contest. CM Punk wins his first ECW Championship by defeating John Morrison. |
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Seven members and former members of the AFL-CIO form a new trade union organization, the Change to Win Federation. |
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The Beslan school hostage crisis begins when armed terrorists take hundreds of school children and adults hostage in the Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia. |
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Almost every single commercial television station in Vancouver, British Columbia switches network affiliations after a round of ownership changes in 2000 - the largest change in North America. The first orca calf (later named Nakai) is born through artificial insemination, to parents Kasatka and Tillikum. |
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Daniel Komen breaks the 3000 metres world record in Rieti, Italy |
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Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union |
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The Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist is founded, following a split from the Communist Labour Party of Turkey. |
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YTV was launched. |
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A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic. |
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Cold War: Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed, includung US Congressmen Lawrence McDonald. |
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Canada adopts a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as part of its Constitution. The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. |
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A coup détat in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko. |
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Terry Foxs Marathon of Hope ends in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Chun Doo-hwan becomes president of South Korea after the resignation of Choi Kyu-ha. |
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The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km. |
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The last original episode of the American television series Gunsmoke airs on CBS after a record 20-year run. |
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The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London: 1 hour 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds. |
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In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky and becomes the world chess champion. |
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Attempted assassination of King Hussein of Jordan by Palestinian guerillas, who attacked his motorcade. |
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A revolution in Libya brings Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi to power, which was later transferred to the Peoples Committees. |
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Indian Oil Corporation formed after merging Indian Oil Refineries and Indian Oil Company. |
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Channel Television launches to 54,000 households in the Channel Islands. |
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Disgruntled railroad workers effectively halt operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad, marking the first shutdown in the history of the company. |
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The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty. |
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World War II: Italy accepts armistice terms. |
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World War II: Nazi Germany attacks Poland, beginning the war. (See Invasion of Poland.) George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army. The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross was also instituted on this date. Switzerland mobilises its forces and parliament elects Henri Guisan as head of army (an event that can only happen during war or during mobilisation) |
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SMJK Sam Tet was founded by Father Fourgs from the St. Michael Church, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. |
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Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king. |
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The Great Kanto earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 100,000 people. |
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St. Petersburg, Russia changes its name to Petrograd. The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo. |
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Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, from Brazil, is founded. |
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the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) is established. |
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Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation. |
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A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, is released in France. |
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The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America. |
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Great Hinckley Fire: A forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota, kills more than 400 people. |
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A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband. |
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Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande. |
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Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. |
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American Civil War: Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuates Atlanta, Georgia after a four-month siege by General Sherman. |
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American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly - Confederate forces attack retreating Union troops in Chantilly, Virginia. |
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Narcissa Whitman, one of the first white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington. |
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Former US Vice President Aaron Burr is acquitted of treason. |
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Juno, one of the largest main belt asteroids, was discovered by German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding. |
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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa founded in San Luis Obispo, California. |
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Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoys plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow |
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The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia. |
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King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years—the longest of any major European monarch. |
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Battle of Tippermuir, Montrose defeats Elchos Covenanters, reviving Royalist cause. |
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Lady Anne Boleyn is created Marchioness of Pembroke by her fiancée, King Henry VIII of England. |
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Tvrtko I writes in castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from old town Visoki. |
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