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Landing of the Huygens probe on Saturns moon Titan. |
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The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", was restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years. |
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A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years for the 1993 killing of over 100 Muslims in a Bosnian village. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches a record high of 11,722.98. |
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Researchers in Dallas, Texas present findings about an enzyme that slows aging and cell death (apoptosis). |
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An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people. |
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U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords. |
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Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka "the Black Panther". |
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Super Bowl VII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins. The Dolphins become the first NFL team to go undefeated in a season. |
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513. |
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An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 people. |
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Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. Between 20,000 to 30,000 people attend. |
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The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. |
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President Josip Broz Tito is elected president of Yugoslavia. |
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The Today Show, the first morning/breakfast television show premieres on NBC. |
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The National Football League has its first Pro Bowl Game (Los Angeles, California). |
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The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight. |
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World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war. |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office (Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill to discuss World War II). |
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Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. |
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First Balkan War: The Greek army defeats the Turks at Bizani. |
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An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000. |
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Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt. |
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American author Edgar Allan Poe publishes his first short story, "Metzengerstein". |
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Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrius Ypsilanti. |
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Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania. |
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American Revolutionary War: The United States ratifies a peace treaty with England. |
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The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changed the course of Indian History. |
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King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne. |
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The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut. |
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Spain annexes Cuba. |
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Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery. |
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Martin Luther, 17, enters the University of Erfurt. |
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Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary. |
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Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. |
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