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| 1777 | - | Vermont declares independence from NY |
| 1865 | - | SF Dramatic Chronicle started |
| 1870 | - | Virginia readmitted to US after Civil War |
| 1883 | - | Pendleton Act creates basis of federal civil service system |
| 1887 | - | "Cliff House damaged when schooner \""Parallel\""\s powder cargo explodes" |
| 1909 | - | David Mawson & Mackay reach south magnetic pole |
| 1920 | - | 18th Amendment prohibition went into effect; repealed in 1933 |
| 1938 | - | William Pickering pioneer American stellar spectroscopist dies |
| 1956 | - | Egyptian President Nassar pledges to reconquer Palestine |
| 1969 | - | Soviet Soyuz 4 & Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space |
| 1973 | - | USSR\s Lunakhod begins radio-controlled exploration of moon |
| 1977 | - | Cap\s H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders |
| 1978 | - | Soyuz 27 returns to Earth |
| 1979 | - | Iranian revolution overthrows shah |
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