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1761
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In Philadelphia, the first life insurance policy was issued in the U.S.
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1819
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The steamship Savannah became the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
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1859
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The creator of "Sherlock Holmes", Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born.
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1868
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The "Great Train Robbery" took place in Indiana. The robbery was worth $96,000 in cash, gold and bonds to the seven members of the Reno gang.
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1900
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The Associated Press was incorporated as a non-profit news cooperative in New York.
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1908
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The Wright brothers registered their flying machine for a U.S. patent.
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1939
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Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini signed a military alliance between Germany and Italy known as the "Pact of Steel".
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1955
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A scheduled dance to be headlined by Fats Domino was canceled by police in Bridgeport, Connecticut because "rock and roll dances might be featured."
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1955
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Jack Benny did his last live network radio broadcast after a run of 23 years. He devoted his time fully to TV.
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1967
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"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" premiered on PBS.
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1972
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U.S. President Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit Russia. He met with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
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1985
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Pete Rose passed Hank Aaron as National League run scoring leader with 2,108.
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1987
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An Iraqi missile hit the American frigate USS Stark in the Persian Gulf.
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1992
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Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time. He had been host for 30 years.
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1998
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A federal judge said that Secret Service agents could be called to testify before a grand jury in the Monica Lewinsky investigation concerning U.S. President Clinton.
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2002
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Chandra Levy's remains were found in Washington, DC's Rock Creek Park. She was last seen on April 30, 2001. California Congressman Gary Condit was questioned in the case due to his relationship with Levy.
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2002
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In Birmingham, AL, a jury convicted former Ku Klux Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry of murder in the 1963 church bombing that killed four girls.
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2002
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Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 583rd career home run. He tied Mark McGwire for fifth on the all-time list.
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2003
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At the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX, Annika Sorentam became the first woman to play on the PGA tour in 58 years. She ended the day at 1-over par.
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