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G8 finance ministers agree to cancel the debt owed by 18 of the poorest countries. |
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Ronald Reagan's funeral held at Washington National Cathedral. |
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Antonio Meucci was recognised as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress. |
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Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. |
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UN warns of famine in Sudan -
More than a million people in Sudan are facing starvation, prompting the United Nations to declare an official famine in the region. Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in largest high-tech acquisition |
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The name of the General Public License (GPL) is mentioned for the first time. Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Wembley Stadium, London. |
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After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so |
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Hovercraft marks new era in transport -
The Hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell is officially launched in Southampton. |
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Le Mans disaster claims 77 lives -
Seventy-seven people are killed and 77 others injured when a racing car spins off the track and into the crowd.
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Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States, at Alpine, New Jersey. |
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Penns Railroad debuts fastest train in world (NY-Chicago in 18 hrs). |
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Cook Islands annexed and proclaimed part of New Zealand. |
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The Broad Street Riot occurred in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans. |
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Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to a committee to draft a declaration of independence. |
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Jews in Algiers escape the attacks of the Spanish army. |
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Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. |
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Marriage of King Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon. |
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Hundred Years' War: The start of the Battle of Jargeau. |
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