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This day in history...Iraq invades Kuwait, 1990
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Delegates sign Declaration of Independence, 1776
AUTOMOTIVE
Michael Andretti races to fast finish at Marlboro 500, 1987
CIVIL WAR
CSS Shenandoah learns the war is over, 1865
COLD WAR
Potsdam Conference concludes, 1945
CRIME
Man murdered near L.A. reservoir, 1942
DISASTER
Sudden thunderstorm causes plane crash, 1985
GENERAL INTEREST
Harding dies before scandals break, 1923
Hitler becomes fuhrer, 1934
Einstein urges U.S. atomic action, 1939
HOLLYWOOD
Freddy Krueger creator Wes Craven born, 1939
LITERARY
George Eliot begins Middlemarch, 1869
MUSIC
Legendary Motown bassist James Jamerson dies, 1983
OLD WEST
Wild Bill Hickok is murdered, 1876
PRESIDENTIAL
Japanese forces attack PT boat with Kennedy on board, 1943
SPORTS
Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins gold in heptathlon, again, 1992
VIETNAM WAR
North Vietnamese torpedo boats attack U.S. destroyer, 1964
Nixon administration acknowledges secret army in Laos, 1971
WORLD WAR I
Mutiny breaks out on German battleship, 1917
WORLD WAR II
President of the Weimar Republic Hindenburg dies, 1934
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This day in history...Texans head for the thrills at Six Flags, 1961
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen, 1774
AUTOMOTIVE
First drive-through ATM opens in China, 2007
CIVIL WAR
Sheridan takes command of Army of the Shenandoah, 1864
COLD WAR
Helsinki Final Act signed, 1975
CRIME
An ex-Marine goes on a killing spree at the University of Texas, 1966
DISASTER
Mysterious flood strikes North Vietnam, 1971
GENERAL INTEREST
Columbus lands in South America, 1498
First World War erupts, 1914
Warsaw Revolt begins, 1944
HOLLYWOOD
MTV launches, 1981
LITERARY
Pope John Paul II receives record-breaking advance, 1994
MUSIC
MTV makes its maiden broadcast, 1981
OLD WEST
Shane released by Paramount, 1953
PRESIDENTIAL
Bush is suspended from flying with the Air National Guard, 1972
SPORTS
Michael Johnson brings home second gold, 1996
VIETNAM WAR
North Vietnamese accuse South Vietnam and the United States of attack, 1964
WORLD WAR I
First World War erupts in Europe, 1914
WORLD WAR II
PT-109 sinks; Lieutenant Kennedy is instrumental in saving crew, 1943
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This day in history...Johnson signs Medicare into law, 1965
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Isaac Shelby takes Fort Thicketty, South Carolina, 1780
AUTOMOTIVE
Last classic VW Beetle rolls off the line, 2003
CIVIL WAR
Union forces stopped at the Battle of the Crater, 1864
COLD WAR
Summit meeting in Helsinki begins, 1975
CRIME
Man charged in murder of Megan Kanka, 1994
DISASTER
Fighter jet collides with passenger plane, 1971
GENERAL INTEREST
First legislative assembly in America, 1619
Henry Moore born, 1898
USS Indianapolis bombed, 1945
England wins World Cup, 1966
Watergate affair approaches climax, 1974
HOLLYWOOD
Blair Witch Project released, 1999
LITERARY
Emily Bronte's birthday, 1818
MUSIC
The Troggs take their signature hit, "Wild Thing," to #1, 1966
OLD WEST
Chief Pocatello signs peace treaty, 1863
PRESIDENTIAL
President Eisenhower signs "In God We Trust" into law, 1956
SPORTS
Bruce Jenner wins decathlon, 1976
VIETNAM WAR
South Vietnamese boats raid islands in the Tonkin Gulf, 1964
Nixon visits South Vietnam, 1969
WORLD WAR I
Battle of Hooge, 1915
WORLD WAR II
Hitler gets news of Italy's imminent defection, 1943
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This day in history...NASA created, 1958
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
French navy contacts Continentals, 1778
AUTOMOTIVE
General Motors buys Cadillac, 1909
CIVIL WAR
Confederate spy Belle Boyd is captured, 1862
COLD WAR
NASA established, 1958
CRIME
Son of Sam terrorizes New York, 1976
DISASTER
Rocket causes deadly fire on aircraft carrier, 1967
GENERAL INTEREST
Spanish Armada defeated, 1588
Tipperary Revolt ends in failure, 1848
Italian American assassinates Italian king, 1900
Prince Charles marries Lady Diana, 1981
HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood golden couple weds, 2000
LITERARY
Chang-Rae Lee's birthday, 1965
MUSIC
The Doors score their first #1 hit with "Light My Fire", 1967
OLD WEST
Escalante and Dominguez begin expedition, 1776
PRESIDENTIAL
President Eisenhower authorizes creation of NASA, 1958
SPORTS
Carl Lewis wins fourth consecutive long jump at 35, 1996
VIETNAM WAR
101st Airborne Division arrives in Vietnam, 1965
Fire ravages U.S. carrier off Vietnam, 1967
Former U.S. Attorney General visits North Vietnam, 1972
WORLD WAR I
Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and Czar Nicholas of Russia exchange telegrams, 1914
WORLD WAR II
Japanese sink the USS Indianapolis, 1945
www.history.com/this-day-in-history
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This day in history...House begins impeachment of Nixon, 1974
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Silas Deane writes Congress of success, 1776
AUTOMOTIVE
Last Citroen 2CV rolls off the line in Portugal, 1990
CIVIL WAR
Ardent secessionist William Lowndes Yancey dies, 1863
COLD WAR
Armistice ends the Korean War, 1953
CRIME
Adam Walsh is abducted, 1981
DISASTER
Fighter jet crashes into crowd at air show, 2002
GENERAL INTEREST
Robespierre overthrown in France, 1794
Insulin isolated in Toronto, 1921
First jet makes test flight, 1949
Ousted shah of Iran dies in exile, 1980
Bombing at Centennial Olympic Park, 1996
HOLLYWOOD
Bob Hope dies at 100, 2003
LITERARY
Elizabeth Hardwick is born, 1916
MUSIC
Natalie Cole's Unforgettable: With Love goes to #1, 1991
OLD WEST
Meriwether Lewis shoots Blackfoot Indian, 1806
PRESIDENTIAL
Nixon charged with first of three articles of impeachment, 1974
SPORTS
Reggie Lewis dies, 1993
VIETNAM WAR
Pentagon announces 5,000 more troops to Vietnam, 1964
U.S. jets attack new North Vietnamese air defense sites, 1965
WORLD WAR I
Germans execute British seaman Captain Charles Fryatt, 1916
WORLD WAR II
Stalin issues Order No. 227—outlawing cowards, 1943
www.history.com/this-day-in-history
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This day in history...U.S. postal system established, 1775
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Congress establishes U.S. Post Office, 1775
AUTOMOTIVE
Three race fans killed at Michigan Speedway, 1998
CIVIL WAR
Confederate leader John Hunt Morgan captured, 1863
COLD WAR
Truman signs the National Security Act, 1947
CRIME
Real-life Psycho Ed Gein dies, 1984
DISASTER
Grasshoppers bring ruin to Midwest, 1931
GENERAL INTEREST
Liberian independence proclaimed, 1847
FBI founded, 1908
Winston Churchill resigns, 1945
Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal, 1956
HOLLYWOOD
Entertainer Mick Jagger born, 1943
LITERARY
William Faulkner begins a screenwriting stint, 1942
MUSIC
Van McCoy's "The Hustle" is the #1 song in America, 1975
OLD WEST
Officer Wyatt Earp fatally wounds cowboy, 1878
PRESIDENTIAL
John Quincy Adams marries Louisa Johnson, 1797
SPORTS
Bob Mathias wins second Olympic decathlon, 1952
VIETNAM WAR
South Vietnamese opposition leader tried and sentenced, 1968
South Vietnamese troops raise flag over Quang Tri, 1972
WORLD WAR I
Australians battle Germans at Pozieres, 1916
WORLD WAR II
United States freezes Japanese assets, 1941
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This day in history...World's first "test tube baby" born, 1978
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
General Gates takes command of the southern army, 1780
AUTOMOTIVE
Henry Ford writes fan letter to Mahatma Gandhi, 1941
CIVIL WAR
Congress passes Crittenden-Johnson Resolution, 1861
COLD WAR
The Nixon Doctrine is announced, 1969
CRIME
Head of frontier bandit placed on display, 1853
A young man turns the death of his parents into a game, 1988
DISASTER
Concorde jet crashes, 2000
GENERAL INTEREST
The first railroad accident, 1832
Puerto Rico invaded, 1898
Ships collide off Nantucket, 1956
Dylan appears at Newport Folk Fest, 1965
HOLLYWOOD
Rock Hudson announces he has AIDS, 1985
LITERARY
Jack London sails for the Klondike, 1897
MUSIC
Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965
OLD WEST
California Rangers kill Joaquin Murrieta, 1853
PRESIDENTIAL
Truman drops hint to Stalin about a terrible new weapon, 1945
SPORTS
Opening of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona, 1992
VIETNAM WAR
Joint Chiefs propose air strikes, 1964
Nixon announces new doctrine, 1969
WORLD WAR I
Mata Hari sentenced to die, 1917
WORLD WAR II
Mussolini falls from power, 1943
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This day in history...Machu Picchu discovered, 1911
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Hancock scolds Schuyler, 1776
AUTOMOTIVE
Bidding starts on South Korea's Kia Motors Corp., 1998
CIVIL WAR
Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, 1864
COLD WAR
Nixon and Khrushchev have a "kitchen debate", 1959
CRIME
A nine-year-old's murder puts an innocent man in jail, 1984
DISASTER
Hundreds drown in Eastland disaster, 1915
GENERAL INTEREST
Mary Queen of Scots deposed, 1567
Mormons settle Salt Lake Valley, 1847
Kennedy's goal accomplished, 1969
HOLLYWOOD
Saving Private Ryan opens in theaters, 1998
LITERARY
O. Henry is released from prison, 1901
MUSIC
"Eye Of The Tiger" from Rocky III tops the U.S. pop charts, 1982
OLD WEST
Bonneville leads first wagon crossing of South Pass, 1832
PRESIDENTIAL
Nixon debates Khrushchev at a fair in Moscow, 1959
SPORTS
Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France, 2005
VIETNAM WAR
North Vietnam increases air defense capabilities, 1965
WORLD WAR I
Sultan of Turkey restores constitution at demand of Young Turk rebels, 1908
WORLD WAR II
Operation Gomorrah is launched, 1943
www.history.com/this-day-in-history
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