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NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars. |
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Several villagers shot dead during protests in Dongzhou, China. |
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Name of the Canadian province of Newfoundland changed to Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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A Russian Antonov An-124 transport cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67. |
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Extremist Hindu activists demolish Babri Masjid - a 16th century mosque in Ayodhya, India which had been used as temple since 1949. Hindus believe this structure was built on the site which is the birthplace of Lord Rama. |
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In Croatia, forces of the Yugoslav Peoples Army bombard Dubrovnik after laying siege there since May. |
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École Polytechnique Massacre: Marc Lépine kills 14 young women in Montreal, Quebec. |
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Spain approves its latest constitution in a referendum. |
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South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country |
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Balcombe Street Siege: An IRA Active Service Unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London. |
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The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387 to 35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States (on November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92 to 3). |
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Pakistan breaks diplomatic relations with India following New Delhis recognition of Bangladesh. |
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Meredith Hunter is killed by Hells Angels during The Rolling Stoness concert at the Altamont Speedway in California. |
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Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into orbit around the Earth. |
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The water polo Blood In The Water match between Hungary and the USSR took place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, representative of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. |
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The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated. |
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U.S. federal judge John M. Woolsey rules that the James Joyce novel Ulysses is not obscene. |
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One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence. |
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The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives |
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Finland declares independence from Russia. |
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Halifax Explosion: In Canada, a munitions explosion kills more than 1900 people and destroys part of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
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Bucharest was captured by the Central Powers |
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David Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister of United Kingdom. |
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A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia kills 362 workers. |
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London becomes the worlds first city to host motorised taxicabs. |
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The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is completed. |
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The Washington Post newspaper is first published. |
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, banning slavery. |
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American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery. |
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Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is founded at Yale College. |
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The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published. |
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The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar. |
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Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan. |
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