 On this day in History Archives |
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Two people are killed and at least 30 injured in the third nail-bomb attack in London in two weeks. |
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The world number one women's tennis player, Monica Seles, is stabbed in the back during a quarter-final match in Hamburg. |
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In Britain, the Jubilee Line on the London Underground was officially opened. |
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The war in Vietnam ends as the government in Saigon announces its unconditional surrender to the Vietcong.
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President Richard Nixon takes responsibility for the Watergate scandal but denies any personal involvement.
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The British public gets the chance to read The Diary of a Young Girl, written by Anne Frank who hid from the Nazis in Holland during the war.
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Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day. |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to appear on television. |
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Ice cream cone makes its debut. |
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NY Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Wash Senators, 6-2. |
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USA annexes Hawaii. |
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On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States. |
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Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. |
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Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule. |
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