lead:
Magellan reaches the Pacific, 1520
American Revolution:
John Adams replaces Silas Deane, 1777
Automotive:
Duryea Motor Wagon wins first car race in U.S., 1895
Civil War:
Battle of Cane Hill, Arkansas, 1862
Cold War:
Czechoslovakian Communist Party gives up monopoly on political power, 1989
Crime:
A media controversy ignites over the case of Tawana Brawley, 1987
Disaster:
Plane crashes over Antarctica, 1979
General Interest:
Lady Astor becomes MP, 1919
Jeffrey Dahmer murdered in prison, 1994
Hollywood:
Talk-show host and comedian Jon Stewart born, 1962
Literary:
William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway, 1582
Music:
The Shangri-Las score a #1 hit with "Leader Of The Pack", 1964
Old West:
The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting, 1925
Presidential:
FDR attends Tehran Conference, 1943
Sports:
Frank Duryea wins first U.S. horseless-carriage race, 1895
Vietnam War:
Johnson advised to bomb North Vietnam, 1964
The Philippines agrees to send troops to South Vietnam, 1965
World War I:
New York Stock Exchange resumes bond trading , 1914
World War II:
Enrico Fermi, architect of the nuclear age, dies, 1954
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Yes this does have some of my older work in it, but it is mostly facts and history.
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