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1825
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The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president. No candidate had received a majority of electoral votes.
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1861
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Jefferson Davis, a congressman from Mississippi, is elected as the first president of the Confederate States of America.
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1895
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Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan.
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1932
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America entered the 2-man bobsled competition for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games held at Lake Placid, NY.
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1942
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Daylight-saving "War Time" went into effect in the U.S.
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1953
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The movie Superman premiered.
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1960
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The first star was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was for Joanne Woodward.
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1963
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The Boeing 727 takes to the air for the first time. Over 1,830 of these planes will be built through 1984, when production will stop in order for Boeing to begin building larger planes.
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1964
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The Beatles perform live on The Ed Sullivan Show. Over 73.5 million viewers tune in to the five-song performance.
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1968
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Planet of the Apes opens in movie theaters for the first time.
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1971
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The Apollo 14 spacecraft returned to Earth after mankind's third landing on the moon.
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1984
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NBC Entertainment president, Brandon Tartikoff, gave an interviewer the "10 Commandments for TV Programmers."
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1986
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Halley's Comet reaches its closest approach to the Sun.
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1994
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The Hershey Chocolate Company celebrates its 100th birthday.
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1997
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"The Simpsons" became the longest-running primetime animated series. "The Flintstones" held the record previously.
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2001
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"Hannibal," the sequel to "Silence of the Lambs", opened in theaters.
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