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1. Fri 18 Apr Friday, April 18th 2025
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      The Great San Francisco Earthquake 1906 San Francisco, California
2. Sat 19 Apr Saturday, April 19th 2025
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      First Boston Marathon 1897 Boston, MA, United States
3. Sun 20 Apr Sunday, April 20th 2025
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      Columbine High School Shooting 1999 Columbine High School
4. Mon 21 Apr Monday, April 21st 2025
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      Rome Founded 753 BC Rome, Italy
5. Tue 22 Apr Tuesday, April 22nd 2025
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      The First Earth Day 1970 Worldwide
6. Wed 23 Apr Wednesday, April 23rd 2025
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      William Shakespeare Born 1564 Stratford-upon-Avon, England
7. Thu 24 Apr Thursday, April 24th 2025
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      Easter Rebellion Begins 1916 Dublin, Irland
8. Fri 25 Apr Friday, April 25th 2025
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      New York Requires License Plates 1945 New York, NY, United States
9. Sat 26 Apr Saturday, April 26th 2025
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      Reagan Visits China 1984 China
10. Sun 27 Apr Sunday, April 27th 2025
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       South Africa Holds Multi-Racial Elections 1994 South Africa
11. Mon 28 Apr Monday, April 28th 2025
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       Mussolini Executed 1945 New Rochelle, New York
12. Tue 29 Apr Tuesday, April 29th 2025
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       L.A. Race Riot 1992 Los Angeles, CA, United States
13. Wed 30 Apr Wednesday, April 30th 2025
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       Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide 1945 Berlin, Germany

1. Thu 1 May Thursday, May 1st 2025
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      Empire State Building Dedicated 1931 New York City
2. Fri 2 May Friday, May 2nd 2025
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      Loch Ness Monster Sighted 1933 Loch Ness, Scotland
3. Sat 3 May Saturday, May 3rd 2025
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      Anti-War Protests begin in Washington D.C. 1971 Washington D.C.
4. Sun 4 May Sunday, May 4th 2025
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      Margret Thatcher Becomes Prime Minister 1979 London, United Kingdom
5. Mon 5 May Monday, May 5th 2025
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      First American In Space 1961 Cape Canaveral, Florida
6. Tue 6 May Tuesday, May 6th 2025
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      Chunnel Opens 1994 England, France
7. Wed 7 May Wednesday, May 7th 2025
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      "The Scream" Recovered After Theft 1994 Asgardstrand, Norway
8. Thu 8 May Thursday, May 8th 2025
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      Germany Surrenders 1945 Europe
9. Fri 9 May Friday, May 9th 2025
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      Dianetics Published 1950 Los Angeles, CA, United States
10. Sat 10 May Saturday, May 10th 2025
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       Transcontinental Railroad Completed 1869 Promontory, Utah
11. Sun 11 May Sunday, May 11th 2025
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       Great Dust Bowl 1934 United States
12. Mon 12 May Monday, May 12th 2025
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       Florence Nightingale Born 1820 London, England
13. Tue 13 May Tuesday, May 13th 2025
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       Jamestown Becomes A Colony of England 1607 Jamestown, Virginia
14. Wed 14 May Wednesday, May 14th 2025
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       Lewis and Clark Depart 1804 St Louis, Missouri
15. Thu 15 May Thursday, May 15th 2025
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       First Mickey Mouse Cartoon 1929 US Nationwide
16. Fri 16 May Friday, May 16th 2025
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       The First Academy Awards Ceremony 1929 Hollywood, CA
17. Sat 17 May Saturday, May 17th 2025
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       Brown vs. Board of Education 1954 Washington D.C.
18. Sun 18 May Sunday, May 18th 2025
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       Mt. St. Helens Erupts 1980 Washington State, USA
19. Mon 19 May Monday, May 19th 2025
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       Lawrence of Arabia Dies 1935 Dorset, United Kingdom
20. Tue 20 May Tuesday, May 20th 2025
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       Levi Patents Blue Jeans 1873 San Francisco
21. Wed 21 May Wednesday, May 21st 2025
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       American Red Cross Founded 1881 Washington D.C.
22. Thu 22 May Thursday, May 22nd 2025
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       Nixon Visits Russia 1972 Russia
23. Fri 23 May Friday, May 23rd 2025
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       Bonnie and Clyde Killed 1934 Sailes, Louisiana.
24. Sat 24 May Saturday, May 24th 2025
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       Brooklyn Bridge Opens 1883 Brooklyn, New York
25. Sun 25 May Sunday, May 25th 2025
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       Star Wars Opens 1977 Nationwide
26. Mon 26 May Monday, May 26th 2025
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       Last Day of The Model T 1959 Detroit, MI, United States
27. Tue 27 May Tuesday, May 27th 2025
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       First Alleged Witch is Executed in America 1647 Windsor, Connecticut
28. Wed 28 May Wednesday, May 28th 2025
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       The First Quintuplets To Survive Infancy Are Born 1934 Callender, Ontario
29. Thu 29 May Thursday, May 29th 2025
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       Mt. Everest First Summited 1953 Mt. Everest, Nepal
30. Fri 30 May Friday, May 30th 2025
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       First Newspaper Published in U.S. 1775 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
31. Sat 31 May Saturday, May 31st 2025
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       Big Ben Goes into Operation in London 1859 London, England

1. Sun 1 Jun Sunday, June 1st 2025
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      Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Released 1967 United Kingdom
2. Mon 2 Jun Monday, June 2nd 2025
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      Babe Ruth Retires 1935 New York City, NY, United States
3. Tue 3 Jun Tuesday, June 3rd 2025
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      First American Walks In Space 1965 Outer Space
4. Wed 4 Jun Wednesday, June 4th 2025
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      Women Receive Right to Vote 1919 US Nationwide
5. Thu 5 Jun Thursday, June 5th 2025
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      America Goes Off The Gold Standard 1933 Washington, DC, United States
6. Fri 6 Jun Friday, June 6th 2025
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      D-Day 1944 Normandy, Capelle-les-Grands, France
7. Sat 7 Jun Saturday, June 7th 2025
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      Gandhi's First Act of Civil Disobedience 1893 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
8. Sun 8 Jun Sunday, June 8th 2025
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      King Assassination Suspect Arrested 1968 London, England, United Kingdom
9. Mon 9 Jun Monday, June 9th 2025
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      Mormons Leave for Salt Lake City 1856 Nationwide
10. Tue 10 Jun Tuesday, June 10th 2025
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       Ben Franklin Flies Kite During Thunderstorm 1752 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11. Wed 11 Jun Wednesday, June 11th 2025
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       E.T. The Extra - Terrestrial Premieres Nationwide
12. Thu 12 Jun Thursday, June 12th 2025
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       Loving v. Virginia 1967 Washington D.C.
13. Fri 13 Jun Friday, June 13th 2025
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       First Spacecraft Leaves the Solar System 1983 Outer Space
14. Sat 14 Jun Saturday, June 14th 2025
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       Congress Adopts the Stars and Stripes 1777 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
15. Sun 15 Jun Sunday, June 15th 2025
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       Magna Carta Sealed 1215 Runnymede District, United Kingdom
16. Mon 16 Jun Monday, June 16th 2025
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       First Roller Coaster in America 1884 Cony Island, Brooklyn, New York City
17. Tue 17 Jun Tuesday, June 17th 2025
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       Statue of Liberty Arrives in America 1885 New York City
18. Wed 18 Jun Wednesday, June 18th 2025
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       First American Woman in Space 1983 Outer Space
19. Thu 19 Jun Thursday, June 19th 2025
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       Rosenbergs Executed 1953 Hoboken, NJ
20. Fri 20 Jun Friday, June 20th 2025
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       "Jaws" Released 1975 Nationwide
21. Sat 21 Jun Saturday, June 21st 2025
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       U.S. Constitution Ratified 1788 Nationwide
22. Sun 22 Jun Sunday, June 22nd 2025
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       G.I. Bill Signed 1944 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
23. Mon 23 Jun Monday, June 23rd 2025
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       "Mercedes Registered 1902 Cannstatt, Germany
24. Tue 24 Jun Tuesday, June 24th 2025
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       Picasso's First Exhibition 1901 Paris, France
25. Wed 25 Jun Wednesday, June 25th 2025
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       Michael Jackson Dies 2009 Los Angeles, California
26. Thu 26 Jun Thursday, June 26th 2025
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       First Motor Grand Prix Held 1906 Le Mans, France
27. Fri 27 Jun Friday, June 27th 2025
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       First Solo Trip Around The World 1898 Worldwide
28. Sat 28 Jun Saturday, June 28th 2025
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       Mike Tyson Bites Ear 1997 Los Vegas, Nevada
29. Sun 29 Jun Sunday, June 29th 2025
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       First iPhone Released 2007 US Nationwide
30. Mon 30 Jun Monday, June 30th 2025
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       "Gone With The Wind" Published 1936 US Nationwide

1. Tue 1 Jul Tuesday, July 1st 2025
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      Canada Gains Independence 1867 Canada
2. Wed 2 Jul Wednesday, July 2nd 2025
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      Civil Rights Act Passed 1964 Washington D.C.
3. Thu 3 Jul Thursday, July 3rd 2025
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      Battle of Gettysburg Ends 1863 Pennsylvania
4. Fri 4 Jul Friday, July 4th 2025
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      U.S. Declares Independence 1776 Philadelphia, PA
5. Sat 5 Jul Saturday, July 5th 2025
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      Bikini Debuts 1946 Paris, France
6. Sun 6 Jul Sunday, July 6th 2025
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      Forest Gump Opens 1997 US Nationwide
7. Mon 7 Jul Monday, July 7th 2025
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      Building of Hoover Dam Begins 1930 Washington D.C.
8. Tue 8 Jul Tuesday, July 8th 2025
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      The Liberty Bell First Rings - 1776 Philadelphia, PA
9. Wed 9 Jul Wednesday, July 9th 2025
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      First Wimbledon Tournament - 1877 London, England
10. Thu 10 Jul Thursday, July 10th 2025
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       Classic Coke Recipe Returns - 1985 US Nationwide
11. Fri 11 Jul Friday, July 11th 2025
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       Babe Ruth Plays First MLB Game - 1914 Boston, MA
12. Sat 12 Jul Saturday, July 12th 2025
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       Woman Named Vise Presidential Candidate 1984 US Nationwide
13. Sun 13 Jul Sunday, July 13th 2025
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       The Radio is Patented - 1898 Pontecchio, Italy
14. Mon 14 Jul Monday, July 14th 2025
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       French Revolutionaries Storm Bastille - 1789 Paris, France
15. Tue 15 Jul Tuesday, July 15th 2025
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       BP Caps Leaking Oil 2010 Gulf of Mexico
16. Wed 16 Jul Wednesday, July 16th 2025
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       Atom Bomb Tested 1945 Cape Canaveral, Florida
17. Thu 17 Jul Thursday, July 17th 2025
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       Disneyland Opens - 1955 Anaheim, California
18. Fri 18 Jul Friday, July 18th 2025
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       FDR Nominated for Third Term 1940 Washington D.C.
19. Sat 19 Jul Saturday, July 19th 2025
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       Rosetta Stone Found 1799 Alexandria, Egypt
20. Sun 20 Jul Sunday, July 20th 2025
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       Armstrong Walks on Moon 1969 The Moon
21. Mon 21 Jul Monday, July 21st 2025
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       Battle of Bull Run 1861 Oak Park, Illinois
22. Tue 22 Jul Tuesday, July 22nd 2025
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       First Solo Around The World Flight Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY, United States
23. Wed 23 Jul Wednesday, July 23rd 2025
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       12th Street Riot 1967 Detroit, MI, United States
24. Thu 24 Jul Thursday, July 24th 2025
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       Machu Picchu Discovered 1911 Peru
25. Fri 25 Jul Friday, July 25th 2025
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       WikiLeaks Shares Afghan War Diary to Public 2010 Worldwide
26. Sat 26 Jul Saturday, July 26th 2025
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       U.S. Post Office Established 1775 Pennsylvania
27. Sun 27 Jul Sunday, July 27th 2025
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       First Jet Flight 1949 England
28. Mon 28 Jul Monday, July 28th 2025
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       14th Amendment Adopted 1868 US Nationwide
29. Tue 29 Jul Tuesday, July 29th 2025
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       NASA Created 1958 Washington D.C.
30. Wed 30 Jul Wednesday, July 30th 2025
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       "In God We Trust" Adopted as National Moto 1956 US Nationwide
31. Thu 31 Jul Thursday, July 31st 2025
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       Jimmy Hoffa Disappeared 1975 Detroit, MI, United States

1. Fri 1 Aug Friday, August 1st 2025
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      First Six Flags Park Opens - 1961 Arlington, Texas
2. Sat 2 Aug Saturday, August 2nd 2025
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      First Lincoln Penny Issued 1909 U.S. Nationwide
3. Sun 3 Aug Sunday, August 3rd 2025
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      Submarine Reaches North Pole 1958 North Pole, AK, United States, North America
4. Mon 4 Aug Monday, August 4th 2025
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      Anne Frank Captured 1944 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
5. Tue 5 Aug Tuesday, August 5th 2025
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      Income Tax Implemented in US 1861 US Nationwide
6. Wed 6 Aug Wednesday, August 6th 2025
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      Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima 1945 Hiroshima, Japan
7. Thu 7 Aug Thursday, August 7th 2025
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      "Purple Heart" Created by George Washington 1782 Newburgh, New York
8. Fri 8 Aug Friday, August 8th 2025
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      Nixon Resigns 1974 Washington, DC, United States
9. Sat 9 Aug Saturday, August 9th 2025
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      Thoreau's 'Walden' Published 1854 United States
10. Sun 10 Aug Sunday, August 10th 2025
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       Louvre Opens 1793 Paris, France
11. Mon 11 Aug Monday, August 11th 2025
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       Hip Hop Born 1973 Bronx, New York
12. Tue 12 Aug Tuesday, August 12th 2025
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       Largest T-Rex Skeleton Discovered 1990 Faith, South Dakota
13. Wed 13 Aug Wednesday, August 13th 2025
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       Michael Phelps Wins 11th Gold Medal 2008 Beijing, China
14. Thu 14 Aug Thursday, August 14th 2025
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       Japan Surrenders 1945
15. Fri 15 Aug Friday, August 15th 2025
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       Woodstock Festival Opens 1969 Bethel, New York
16. Sat 16 Aug Saturday, August 16th 2025
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       Gold Discovered in Yukon 1896 Alaska
17. Sun 17 Aug Sunday, August 17th 2025
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       Balloon Crosses the Atlantic 1978
18. Mon 18 Aug Monday, August 18th 2025
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       Women's Suffrage Amendment Ratified 1920 US Nationwide
19. Tue 19 Aug Tuesday, August 19th 2025
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       First Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race 1909 Indianapolis, Indiana
20. Wed 20 Aug Wednesday, August 20th 2025
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       Voyager II Launch 1977 Cape Canaveral, Florida
21. Thu 21 Aug Thursday, August 21st 2025
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       Mona Lisa Stolen 1911 Louvre Museum, Paris, France
22. Fri 22 Aug Friday, August 22nd 2025
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       English Civil War Begins 1642 England, United Kingdom
23. Sat 23 Aug Saturday, August 23rd 2025
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       Japan Declares War on Germany 1914
24. Sun 24 Aug Sunday, August 24th 2025
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       Vesuvius Erupts 79 Southern Italy
25. Mon 25 Aug Monday, August 25th 2025
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       Paris Freed 1944 Paris, France
26. Tue 26 Aug Tuesday, August 26th 2025
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       First Televised MLB Game 1939 New York, NY, United States
27. Wed 27 Aug Wednesday, August 27th 2025
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       Audrey Hepburn Screen Debut 1953 US Nationwide
28. Thu 28 Aug Thursday, August 28th 2025
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       Martin Luther King Jr. Speaks In Washington 1963 Washington D.C.
29. Fri 29 Aug Friday, August 29th 2025
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       Hurricane Katrina 2005 Gulf of Mexico
30. Sat 30 Aug Saturday, August 30th 2025
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       Cleopatra Commits Suicide 30BC Alexandria, Egypt
31. Sun 31 Aug Sunday, August 31st 2025
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       Princess Diana Killed 1997 Paris, France

1. Mon 1 Sep Monday, September 1st 2025
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      Last Passenger Pigeon Dies 1914 Cincinnati, Ohio
2. Tue 2 Sep Tuesday, September 2nd 2025
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      First ATM Opens 1969 New York City, USA
3. Wed 3 Sep Wednesday, September 3rd 2025
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      Treaty of Paris Signed 1783 Paris, France
4. Thu 4 Sep Thursday, September 4th 2025
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      Geronimo Surrenders 1886 Washington D.C.
5. Fri 5 Sep Friday, September 5th 2025
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      On The Road Published 1957
6. Sat 6 Sep Saturday, September 6th 2025
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      First Tank Produced 1915 England
7. Sun 7 Sep Sunday, September 7th 2025
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      Tupac Shot 1996 Las Vegas, NV, United States
8. Mon 8 Sep Monday, September 8th 2025
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      New Amsterdam Becomes New York 1664 New York City, United States
9. Tue 9 Sep Tuesday, September 9th 2025
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      Elvis' First TV Appearance
10. Wed 10 Sep Wednesday, September 10th 2025
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       First Drunk Driving Arrest 1897 London, UK
11. Thu 11 Sep Thursday, September 11th 2025
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       Planes Fly Into The World Trade Center Towers 2001 New York City, U.S.A.
12. Fri 12 Sep Friday, September 12th 2025
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       John F. Kennedy Marries Jacqueline 1953 Newport, Rhode Island
13. Sat 13 Sep Saturday, September 13th 2025
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       Star-Spangled Banner Written 1814 Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
14. Sun 14 Sep Sunday, September 14th 2025
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       Soviet Rocket Reaches Moon 1959 The Moon
15. Mon 15 Sep Monday, September 15th 2025
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       Charles Darwin Reaches the Galapagos 1835 Galapagos Islands
16. Tue 16 Sep Tuesday, September 16th 2025
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       Gandhi Fasts In Protest 1932 Bombay, India
17. Wed 17 Sep Wednesday, September 17th 2025
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       Vanessa Williams Becomes First Black Miss America 1983 Atlantic City, New Jersey
18. Thu 18 Sep Thursday, September 18th 2025
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       Capitol Cornerstone Is Laid 1793 Washington D.C., USA
19. Fri 19 Sep Friday, September 19th 2025
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       New Zealand First Allowing Women to Vote 1893 New Zealand
20. Sat 20 Sep Saturday, September 20th 2025
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       First Cannes Film Festival 1973 Cannes, France
21. Sun 21 Sep Sunday, September 21st 2025
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       Benedict Arnold Commits Treason 1780 New York, NY, United States
22. Mon 22 Sep Monday, September 22nd 2025
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       Emancipation Proclamation Issued 1862 US Nationwide
23. Tue 23 Sep Tuesday, September 23rd 2025
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       Neptune Discovered 1846 Berlin, Germany
24. Wed 24 Sep Wednesday, September 24th 2025
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       Mormon Church Renounces Polygamy 1890 Worldwide
25. Thu 25 Sep Thursday, September 25th 2025
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       IRA Disarms 2005 Ireland
26. Fri 26 Sep Friday, September 26th 2025
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       West Side Story Premieres 1957 New York City, NY
27. Sat 27 Sep Saturday, September 27th 2025
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       Jesuit Order Established 1540 Rome, Italy
28. Sun 28 Sep Sunday, September 28th 2025
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       First Around The World Flight 1924 Seattle, WA
29. Mon 29 Sep Monday, September 29th 2025
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       Scotland Yard Begins Operation 1829 London, England
30. Tue 30 Sep Tuesday, September 30th 2025
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       Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run 1927 New York City, New York

1. Wed 1 Oct Wednesday, October 1st 2025
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      Yosemite National Park Established 1890 Yosmite, California
2. Thu 2 Oct Thursday, October 2nd 2025
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      Thurgood Marshall First Black Supreme Court Justice 1967 Washington D.C.
3. Fri 3 Oct Friday, October 3rd 2025
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      West and East Germany Unite 1990 Berlin, Germany
4. Sat 4 Oct Saturday, October 4th 2025
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      Sputnik Launched 1957 Russia
5. Sun 5 Oct Sunday, October 5th 2025
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      First Televised Presidential Speech 1947
6. Mon 6 Oct Monday, October 6th 2025
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      First U.S. Train Robbery 1866 Jackson County, Indiana
7. Tue 7 Oct Tuesday, October 7th 2025
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      First Auto Assembly Line Begins Operation 1917 Highland Park, MI
8. Wed 8 Oct Wednesday, October 8th 2025
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      Great Chicago Fire Begins 1871 Chicago, IL
9. Thu 9 Oct Thursday, October 9th 2025
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      Che Guevara Executed 1967 Bolivia
10. Fri 10 Oct Friday, October 10th 2025
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       Tuxedo Debuts 1886 Panama
11. Sat 11 Oct Saturday, October 11th 2025
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       Vatican II Opens 1962 Rome, Italy
12. Sun 12 Oct Sunday, October 12th 2025
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       Columbus Reaches The New World 1492 San Salvador Island
13. Mon 13 Oct Monday, October 13th 2025
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       White House Cornerstone Laid 1792 Washington D.C.
14. Tue 14 Oct Tuesday, October 14th 2025
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       Sound Barrier Broken 1947 Rodgers Lake, California
15. Wed 15 Oct Wednesday, October 15th 2025
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       Lincoln Advised To Grow A Beard 1860 Washington D.C.
16. Thu 16 Oct Thursday, October 16th 2025
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       John Brown Leads Raid 1859 Harpers Ferry, WV, United States
17. Fri 17 Oct Friday, October 17th 2025
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       Al Capone Imprisoned 1931 Chicago, IL
18. Sat 18 Oct Saturday, October 18th 2025
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       U.S. Purchases Alaska 1867 Alaska
19. Sun 19 Oct Sunday, October 19th 2025
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       Revolutionary War Ended 1781 Yorktown, Virginia
20. Mon 20 Oct Monday, October 20th 2025
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       Hollywood Investigated As Communists 1947 Hollywood, California, USA
21. Tue 21 Oct Tuesday, October 21st 2025
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       Edison's First Successful Electric Light 1879 New York City, NY, USA
22. Wed 22 Oct Wednesday, October 22nd 2025
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       First Parachute Jump 1797 Paris, France
23. Thu 23 Oct Thursday, October 23rd 2025
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       Women Demand Right To Vote 1915 New York City, NY, USA
24. Fri 24 Oct Friday, October 24th 2025
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       U.N. Established 1945 San Francisco, USA
25. Sat 25 Oct Saturday, October 25th 2025
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       Steinbeck Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 1962 Stockholm, Sweden
26. Sun 26 Oct Sunday, October 26th 2025
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       Erie Canal Opens 1825 Lockport, New York, USA
27. Mon 27 Oct Monday, October 27th 2025
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       New York Subway Opens 1904 New York City, Nw York
28. Tue 28 Oct Tuesday, October 28th 2025
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       Statue of Liberty Dedicated 1886 New York City, NY, USA
29. Wed 29 Oct Wednesday, October 29th 2025
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       Stock Market Crash 1929 New York City, NY, USA
30. Thu 30 Oct Thursday, October 30th 2025
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       Sense and Sensibility Published 1811
31. Fri 31 Oct Friday, October 31st 2025
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       Martin Luther Posts 95 Theses 1517 Wittenberg, Germany

1. Sat 1 Nov Saturday, November 1st 2025
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      Sistine Chapel Ceiling Revealed 1512 Rome, Italy
2. Sun 2 Nov Sunday, November 2nd 2025
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      MLK Federal Holiday Declared 1983 US Nationwide
3. Mon 3 Nov Monday, November 3rd 2025
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      First Animal In Space 1957 Space
4. Tue 4 Nov Tuesday, November 4th 2025
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      King Tut's Tomb Discovered 1922 Egypt
5. Wed 5 Nov Wednesday, November 5th 2025
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      Gunpowder Plot Fails 1605 London, England
6. Thu 6 Nov Thursday, November 6th 2025
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      Abraham Lincoln Elected President 1860 Washington D.C.
7. Fri 7 Nov Friday, November 7th 2025
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      Magic Johnson Announces He Is HIV Postitive Los Angeles, CA, United States
8. Sat 8 Nov Saturday, November 8th 2025
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      X Rays Discovered 1895 Würzburg, Germany
9. Sun 9 Nov Sunday, November 9th 2025
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      Jewish neighborhoods in Germany looted 1938 Germany
10. Mon 10 Nov Monday, November 10th 2025
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       Stanley Finds Livingstone 1871 Tanzania, Africa
11. Tue 11 Nov Tuesday, November 11th 2025
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       World War I Ends 1918 Germany
12. Wed 12 Nov Wednesday, November 12th 2025
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       Ellis Island Closes 1954 Ellis Island, New York, USA
13. Thu 13 Nov Thursday, November 13th 2025
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       Vietnam Memorial Dedicated 1982 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
14. Fri 14 Nov Friday, November 14th 2025
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       Moby Dick Published 1851 New York, USA
15. Sat 15 Nov Saturday, November 15th 2025
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       Largest Anti War Protest In D.C. 1969 Washington D.C., USA
16. Sun 16 Nov Sunday, November 16th 2025
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       First Harry Potter Film Opens 2001 Nationwide
17. Mon 17 Nov Monday, November 17th 2025
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       Elizabeth I Becomes Queen 1558 London, United Kingdom
18. Tue 18 Nov Tuesday, November 18th 2025
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       Standard Time Begins in United States 1883 Nationwide
19. Wed 19 Nov Wednesday, November 19th 2025
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       Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
20. Thu 20 Nov Thursday, November 20th 2025
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       Nuremberg Trails Begins 1945 Nuremberg, Germany
21. Fri 21 Nov Friday, November 21st 2025
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       Ella Fitzgerald's First Performance 1931 New York City, NY, USA
22. Sat 22 Nov Saturday, November 22nd 2025
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       J.F.K. Assassinated 1963 Dallas, Texas
23. Sun 23 Nov Sunday, November 23rd 2025
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       First Issue of Life Published 1936 US Nationwide
24. Mon 24 Nov Monday, November 24th 2025
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       Origin of Species Published 1859
25. Tue 25 Nov Tuesday, November 25th 2025
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       British Evacuate The U.S. 1783 New York City, NY, USA
26. Wed 26 Nov Wednesday, November 26th 2025
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       Modern Thanksgiving Established 1941 US Nationwide
27. Thu 27 Nov Thursday, November 27th 2025
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       Beatles Release 'Magical Mystery Tour' 1967 US Nationwide
28. Fri 28 Nov Friday, November 28th 2025
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       Magellan Reaches The Pacific 1520
29. Sat 29 Nov Saturday, November 29th 2025
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       First Nationally Broadcasted NFL Game 1934 Detroit, MI
30. Sun 30 Nov Sunday, November 30th 2025
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       Ancient Human Remains Found 1974 Ethiopia

1. Mon 1 Dec Monday, December 1st 2025
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      Rosa Park Refuses To Move 1955 Montgomery, Alabama
2. Tue 2 Dec Tuesday, December 2nd 2025
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      First Nuclear Reaction 1942 Chicago, Il
3. Wed 3 Dec Wednesday, December 3rd 2025
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      First Heart Transplant 1967 Capetown, South Africa
4. Thu 4 Dec Thursday, December 4th 2025
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      U.S.A. Becomes Part of U.N. 1945 Washington D.C., U.S.
5. Fri 5 Dec Friday, December 5th 2025
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      Prohibition Ends 1933 US Nationwide
6. Sat 6 Dec Saturday, December 6th 2025
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      Washington Monument Completed 1884 Washington D.C.
7. Sun 7 Dec Sunday, December 7th 2025
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      Pearl Harbor Bombed 1941 Oahu, Hawaii
8. Mon 8 Dec Monday, December 8th 2025
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      John Lennon Shot 1980 New York City, NY
9. Tue 9 Dec Tuesday, December 9th 2025
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      Computer Mouse First Demonstrated 1968 San Francisco, CA, United States
10. Wed 10 Dec Wednesday, December 10th 2025
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       First Nobel Prizes Awarded 1901 Stockholm, Sweden
11. Thu 11 Dec Thursday, December 11th 2025
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       Edward VIII Abdicates Throne 1936 England
12. Fri 12 Dec Friday, December 12th 2025
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       Kenya Gains Independence 1963 Kenya
13. Sat 13 Dec Saturday, December 13th 2025
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       New Zealand Discovered By Europeans 1642 New Zealand
14. Sun 14 Dec Sunday, December 14th 2025
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       South Pole Reached by Ronald Amundsen 1911 Antartica
15. Mon 15 Dec Monday, December 15th 2025
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       Canada Adopts Maple Leaf Flag 1964 Canada
16. Tue 16 Dec Tuesday, December 16th 2025
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       Boston Tea Party 1773 Boston Harbor, MA
17. Wed 17 Dec Wednesday, December 17th 2025
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       First Airplane Flight 1903 Kitty Hawk, NC
18. Thu 18 Dec Thursday, December 18th 2025
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       Mayflower Docks at Plymouth 1620 Plymouth, MA
19. Fri 19 Dec Friday, December 19th 2025
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       President Clinton Impeached 1998 Washington D.C.
20. Sat 20 Dec Saturday, December 20th 2025
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       South Carolina Secedes 1860 South Carolina
21. Sun 21 Dec Sunday, December 21st 2025
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       Radium Discovered 1898 Paris, France
22. Mon 22 Dec Monday, December 22nd 2025
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       Cuban Missile Crisis Announced 1962 US Nationwide
23. Tue 23 Dec Tuesday, December 23rd 2025
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       World Trade Center Finished 1970 New York City, NY