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| 1882 | - | Last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss |
| 1889 | - | Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF |
| 1905 | - | Dominican Rep. signs treaty turning over customs collection to U.S |
| 1914 | - | Steel work completed on Exposition (Civic) Auditorium |
| 1940 | - | "Walt Disney\s \""Pinocchio\"" released" |
| 1965 | - | US begins regular bombing & strafing of N Vietnam |
| 1973 | - | 1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0 |
| 1974 | - | Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day) |
| 1976 | - | World\s largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation in USSR |
| 1977 | - | Soyuz 24 launched |
| 1984 | - | Bruce McCandless makes 1st untethered space walk |
| 1986 | - | "Haitians overthrow dictator - \""Baby Doc\"" Duvalier" |
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