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1266 | - | Tynwald Day on Isle of Man. |
1687 | - | Isaac Newton\s PRINCIPIA is published by Royal Society in England. |
1753 | - | Tynwald Day (Isle of Man) |
1808 | - | Battle of Buenos Aires. |
1811 | - | Venezuela-1st South American country to gain independence from Spain |
1830 | - | France invades Algeria begins a 40 year conquest |
1859 | - | Capt. N.C. Brooks discovers Midway Islands. |
1865 | - | William Booth founded Salvation Army in London |
1935 | - | 1st Hawaii Calls radio program is broadcast. |
1935 | - | President FDR signs Natl Labor Relations Act |
1937 | - | Joe DiMaggio 1st grand slammer |
1938 | - | Herb Caen\s 1st column in SF Chronicle |
1940 | - | Diplomatic relations broken between Britain & Vichy govt in France |
1944 | - | 1st rocket airplane flown |
1946 | - | Louis Reard\s Bikini swimsuit design debuts at a fashion show Paris |
1947 | - | Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL |
1948 | - | Carole Landis dies at age 29 |
1950 | - | Law of Return passes allowing all Jews rights to live in Israel |
1950 | - | Pvt Kenneth Shadrick of Skin Fork WVa-1st US fatality in Korean War |
1951 | - | Junction transistor invention announced Murray Hill NJ |
1962 | - | Mantle hits 2 homers enroute to 4 consecutive homers |
1971 | - | Voting age lowered to 18 by 26th amendment. |
1975 | - | Cape Verdes Islands independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule |
1978 | - | Soyuz 30 is launched |
1984 | - | Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old `exclusionary rule\-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials |
1986 | - | Nancy Reagan cuts red white & blue ribbon reopening Statue of Liberty |
1987 | - | Australian Pat Cash wins Wimbledon-upsets No 1 seed Ivan Lendl |
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