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| 1776 | - | 1st revolutionary flag displayed |
| 1788 | - | Georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution |
| 1893 | - | World\s Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago |
| 1917 | - | Royal Bank of Canada took over Quebec Bank |
| 1921 | - | D eYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens |
| 1933 | - | Bruins beat Rangers in NY 13-3 |
| 1935 | - | Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial for kidnap-murder of Charles |
| 1936 | - | 1st electron tube described St Louis Mo |
| 1942 | - | 28 nations at war with Axis pledge no separate peace |
| 1942 | - | Japanese occupied Manila |
| 1955 | - | President Jose Antonio Remon of Panama assassinated |
| 1957 | - | SF & Los Angeles stock exchanges merge |
| 1959 | - | USSR launches Mechta 1st lunar probe & artificial in solar orbit |
| 1968 | - | Dr Christian Barnard performs 1st successful heart transplant |
| 1972 | - | Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars |
| 1979 | - | 30th Islander shut-out opponent - Glenn Resch 9-0 vs Vancouver |
| 1982 | - | Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins |
| 1983 | - | Ken Anderson of Cincinnati completes record 20 consecutive passes |
| 1985 | - | 90th hat trick in Islander history - Brent Sutter |
| 1986 | - | 191.66 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange |
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