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1. Tue 26 Sep Tuesday, September 26th 2023
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      West Side Story Premieres 1957 New York City, NY
2. Wed 27 Sep Wednesday, September 27th 2023
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      Jesuit Order Established 1540 Rome, Italy
3. Thu 28 Sep Thursday, September 28th 2023
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      First Around The World Flight 1924 Seattle, WA
4. Fri 29 Sep Friday, September 29th 2023
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      Scotland Yard Begins Operation 1829 London, England
5. Sat 30 Sep Saturday, September 30th 2023
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      Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run 1927 New York City, New York

1. Sun 1 Oct Sunday, October 1st 2023
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      Yosemite National Park Established 1890 Yosmite, California
2. Mon 2 Oct Monday, October 2nd 2023
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      Thurgood Marshall First Black Supreme Court Justice 1967 Washington D.C.
3. Tue 3 Oct Tuesday, October 3rd 2023
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      West and East Germany Unite 1990 Berlin, Germany
4. Wed 4 Oct Wednesday, October 4th 2023
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      Sputnik Launched 1957 Russia
5. Thu 5 Oct Thursday, October 5th 2023
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      First Televised Presidential Speech 1947
6. Fri 6 Oct Friday, October 6th 2023
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      First U.S. Train Robbery 1866 Jackson County, Indiana
7. Sat 7 Oct Saturday, October 7th 2023
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      First Auto Assembly Line Begins Operation 1917 Highland Park, MI
8. Sun 8 Oct Sunday, October 8th 2023
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      Great Chicago Fire Begins 1871 Chicago, IL
9. Mon 9 Oct Monday, October 9th 2023
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      Che Guevara Executed 1967 Bolivia
10. Tue 10 Oct Tuesday, October 10th 2023
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       Tuxedo Debuts 1886 Panama
11. Wed 11 Oct Wednesday, October 11th 2023
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       Vatican II Opens 1962 Rome, Italy
12. Thu 12 Oct Thursday, October 12th 2023
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       Columbus Reaches The New World 1492 San Salvador Island
13. Fri 13 Oct Friday, October 13th 2023
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       White House Cornerstone Laid 1792 Washington D.C.
14. Sat 14 Oct Saturday, October 14th 2023
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       Sound Barrier Broken 1947 Rodgers Lake, California
15. Sun 15 Oct Sunday, October 15th 2023
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       Lincoln Advised To Grow A Beard 1860 Washington D.C.
16. Mon 16 Oct Monday, October 16th 2023
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       John Brown Leads Raid 1859 Harpers Ferry, WV, United States
17. Tue 17 Oct Tuesday, October 17th 2023
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       Al Capone Imprisoned 1931 Chicago, IL
18. Wed 18 Oct Wednesday, October 18th 2023
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       U.S. Purchases Alaska 1867 Alaska
19. Thu 19 Oct Thursday, October 19th 2023
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       Revolutionary War Ended 1781 Yorktown, Virginia
20. Fri 20 Oct Friday, October 20th 2023
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       Hollywood Investigated As Communists 1947 Hollywood, California, USA
21. Sat 21 Oct Saturday, October 21st 2023
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       Edison's First Successful Electric Light 1879 New York City, NY, USA
22. Sun 22 Oct Sunday, October 22nd 2023
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       First Parachute Jump 1797 Paris, France
23. Mon 23 Oct Monday, October 23rd 2023
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       Women Demand Right To Vote 1915 New York City, NY, USA
24. Tue 24 Oct Tuesday, October 24th 2023
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       U.N. Established 1945 San Francisco, USA
25. Wed 25 Oct Wednesday, October 25th 2023
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       Steinbeck Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 1962 Stockholm, Sweden
26. Thu 26 Oct Thursday, October 26th 2023
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       Erie Canal Opens 1825 Lockport, New York, USA
27. Fri 27 Oct Friday, October 27th 2023
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       New York Subway Opens 1904 New York City, Nw York
28. Sat 28 Oct Saturday, October 28th 2023
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       Statue of Liberty Dedicated 1886 New York City, NY, USA
29. Sun 29 Oct Sunday, October 29th 2023
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       Stock Market Crash 1929 New York City, NY, USA
30. Mon 30 Oct Monday, October 30th 2023
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       Sense and Sensibility Published 1811
31. Tue 31 Oct Tuesday, October 31st 2023
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       Martin Luther Posts 95 Theses 1517 Wittenberg, Germany

1. Wed 1 Nov Wednesday, November 1st 2023
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      Sistine Chapel Ceiling Revealed 1512 Rome, Italy
2. Thu 2 Nov Thursday, November 2nd 2023
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      MLK Federal Holiday Declared 1983 US Nationwide
3. Fri 3 Nov Friday, November 3rd 2023
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      First Animal In Space 1957 Space
4. Sat 4 Nov Saturday, November 4th 2023
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      King Tut's Tomb Discovered 1922 Egypt
5. Sun 5 Nov Sunday, November 5th 2023
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      Gunpowder Plot Fails 1605 London, England
6. Mon 6 Nov Monday, November 6th 2023
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      Abraham Lincoln Elected President 1860 Washington D.C.
7. Tue 7 Nov Tuesday, November 7th 2023
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      Magic Johnson Announces He Is HIV Postitive Los Angeles, CA, United States
8. Wed 8 Nov Wednesday, November 8th 2023
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      X Rays Discovered 1895 Würzburg, Germany
9. Thu 9 Nov Thursday, November 9th 2023
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      Jewish neighborhoods in Germany looted 1938 Germany
10. Fri 10 Nov Friday, November 10th 2023
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       Stanley Finds Livingstone 1871 Tanzania, Africa
11. Sat 11 Nov Saturday, November 11th 2023
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       World War I Ends 1918 Germany
12. Sun 12 Nov Sunday, November 12th 2023
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       Ellis Island Closes 1954 Ellis Island, New York, USA
13. Mon 13 Nov Monday, November 13th 2023
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       Vietnam Memorial Dedicated 1982 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
14. Tue 14 Nov Tuesday, November 14th 2023
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       Moby Dick Published 1851 New York, USA
15. Wed 15 Nov Wednesday, November 15th 2023
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       Largest Anti War Protest In D.C. 1969 Washington D.C., USA
16. Thu 16 Nov Thursday, November 16th 2023
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       First Harry Potter Film Opens 2001 Nationwide
17. Fri 17 Nov Friday, November 17th 2023
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       Elizabeth I Becomes Queen 1558 London, United Kingdom
18. Sat 18 Nov Saturday, November 18th 2023
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       Standard Time Begins in United States 1883 Nationwide
19. Sun 19 Nov Sunday, November 19th 2023
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       Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
20. Mon 20 Nov Monday, November 20th 2023
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       Nuremberg Trails Begins 1945 Nuremberg, Germany
21. Tue 21 Nov Tuesday, November 21st 2023
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       Ella Fitzgerald's First Performance 1931 New York City, NY, USA
22. Wed 22 Nov Wednesday, November 22nd 2023
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       J.F.K. Assassinated 1963 Dallas, Texas
23. Thu 23 Nov Thursday, November 23rd 2023
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       First Issue of Life Published 1936 US Nationwide
24. Fri 24 Nov Friday, November 24th 2023
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       Origin of Species Published 1859
25. Sat 25 Nov Saturday, November 25th 2023
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       British Evacuate The U.S. 1783 New York City, NY, USA
26. Sun 26 Nov Sunday, November 26th 2023
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       Modern Thanksgiving Established 1941 US Nationwide
27. Mon 27 Nov Monday, November 27th 2023
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       Beatles Release 'Magical Mystery Tour' 1967 US Nationwide
28. Tue 28 Nov Tuesday, November 28th 2023
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       Magellan Reaches The Pacific 1520
29. Wed 29 Nov Wednesday, November 29th 2023
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       First Nationally Broadcasted NFL Game 1934 Detroit, MI
30. Thu 30 Nov Thursday, November 30th 2023
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       Ancient Human Remains Found 1974 Ethiopia

1. Fri 1 Dec Friday, December 1st 2023
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      Rosa Park Refuses To Move 1955 Montgomery, Alabama
2. Sat 2 Dec Saturday, December 2nd 2023
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      First Nuclear Reaction 1942 Chicago, Il
3. Sun 3 Dec Sunday, December 3rd 2023
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      First Heart Transplant 1967 Capetown, South Africa
4. Mon 4 Dec Monday, December 4th 2023
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      U.S.A. Becomes Part of U.N. 1945 Washington D.C., U.S.
5. Tue 5 Dec Tuesday, December 5th 2023
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      Prohibition Ends 1933 US Nationwide
6. Wed 6 Dec Wednesday, December 6th 2023
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      Washington Monument Completed 1884 Washington D.C.
7. Thu 7 Dec Thursday, December 7th 2023
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      Pearl Harbor Bombed 1941 Oahu, Hawaii
8. Fri 8 Dec Friday, December 8th 2023
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      John Lennon Shot 1980 New York City, NY
9. Sat 9 Dec Saturday, December 9th 2023
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      Computer Mouse First Demonstrated 1968 San Francisco, CA, United States
10. Sun 10 Dec Sunday, December 10th 2023
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       First Nobel Prizes Awarded 1901 Stockholm, Sweden
11. Mon 11 Dec Monday, December 11th 2023
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       Edward VIII Abdicates Throne 1936 England
12. Tue 12 Dec Tuesday, December 12th 2023
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       Kenya Gains Independence 1963 Kenya
13. Wed 13 Dec Wednesday, December 13th 2023
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       New Zealand Discovered By Europeans 1642 New Zealand
14. Thu 14 Dec Thursday, December 14th 2023
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       South Pole Reached by Ronald Amundsen 1911 Antartica
15. Fri 15 Dec Friday, December 15th 2023
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       Canada Adopts Maple Leaf Flag 1964 Canada
16. Sat 16 Dec Saturday, December 16th 2023
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       Boston Tea Party 1773 Boston Harbor, MA
17. Sun 17 Dec Sunday, December 17th 2023
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       First Airplane Flight 1903 Kitty Hawk, NC
18. Mon 18 Dec Monday, December 18th 2023
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       Mayflower Docks at Plymouth 1620 Plymouth, MA
19. Tue 19 Dec Tuesday, December 19th 2023
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       President Clinton Impeached 1998 Washington D.C.
20. Wed 20 Dec Wednesday, December 20th 2023
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       South Carolina Secedes 1860 South Carolina
21. Thu 21 Dec Thursday, December 21st 2023
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       Radium Discovered 1898 Paris, France
22. Fri 22 Dec Friday, December 22nd 2023
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       Cuban Missile Crisis Announced 1962 US Nationwide
23. Sat 23 Dec Saturday, December 23rd 2023
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       World Trade Center Finished 1970 New York City, NY
24. Sun 24 Dec Sunday, December 24th 2023
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       "Silent Night" Composed 1818 Arnsdorf, Germany
25. Mon 25 Dec Monday, December 25th 2023
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       Christmas Truce in Germany 1914 Germany
26. Tue 26 Dec Tuesday, December 26th 2023
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       Babe Ruth Transfered to Yankees 1919
27. Wed 27 Dec Wednesday, December 27th 2023
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       HMS Beagle departs England 1831 Plymouth, England
28. Thu 28 Dec Thursday, December 28th 2023
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       First Commercial Movie Screened 1895 Paris, France
29. Fri 29 Dec Friday, December 29th 2023
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       YMCA Opens 1851 Boston, MA
30. Sat 30 Dec Saturday, December 30th 2023
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       USSR Established 1922
31. Sun 31 Dec Sunday, December 31st 2023
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       Edison Demonstrates Incandescent Light 1879 Menlo Park, New Jersey

1. Mon 1 Jan Monday, January 1st 2024
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      Lincoln Signs Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Washington D.C.
2. Tue 2 Jan Tuesday, January 2nd 2024
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      Luna 1 Launched 1959 Russia
3. Wed 3 Jan Wednesday, January 3rd 2024
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      Aretha First Woman in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1987 Cleveland, Ohio
4. Thu 4 Jan Thursday, January 4th 2024
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      The Euro Debuts 1999 Europe
5. Fri 5 Jan Friday, January 5th 2024
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      Golden Gate Bridge Begins Construction 1933 San Francisco, CA
6. Sat 6 Jan Saturday, January 6th 2024
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      Telegraph Demonstrated 1838 Morristown, NJ
7. Sun 7 Jan Sunday, January 7th 2024
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      First U.S. Presidential Election 1789
8. Mon 8 Jan Monday, January 8th 2024
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      Elvis Presley Receives His First Guitar 1946 Tupelo, Mississippi
9. Tue 9 Jan Tuesday, January 9th 2024
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      iPhone Debuts 2007 San Francisco, CA
10. Wed 10 Jan Wednesday, January 10th 2024
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       First United Nations Meeting 1946 London, England
11. Thu 11 Jan Thursday, January 11th 2024
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       Grand Canyon Becomes National Monument 1908 Arizona
12. Fri 12 Jan Friday, January 12th 2024
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       First X-Ray Taken 1896 Davidson, North Carolina
13. Sat 13 Jan Saturday, January 13th 2024
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       Pope Declares an Army of God 1128 Vatican City
14. Sun 14 Jan Sunday, January 14th 2024
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       Marilyn Monroe Married Joe DiMaggio San Francisco, CA, United States
15. Mon 15 Jan Monday, January 15th 2024
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       First Super Bowl 1967 Los Angeles, CA, United States
16. Tue 16 Jan Tuesday, January 16th 2024
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       Prohibition Takes Effect 1919 US Nationwide
17. Wed 17 Jan Wednesday, January 17th 2024
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       The Crime of the Century 1950 Boston, Mass, United States
18. Thu 18 Jan Thursday, January 18th 2024
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       World War I Peace Talks Begin 1919 Paris, France
19. Fri 19 Jan Friday, January 19th 2024
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       First Female Indian Prime Minister 1966 India
20. Sat 20 Jan Saturday, January 20th 2024
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       Barack Obama Sworn Into Office 2009 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
21. Sun 21 Jan Sunday, January 21st 2024
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       First Atomic Submarine Launched 1954 Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, OH, U.S.
22. Mon 22 Jan Monday, January 22nd 2024
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       Roe v. Wade 1973 Washington, DC, United States
23. Tue 23 Jan Tuesday, January 23rd 2024
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       First Frisbees Sold 1957 US Nationwide
24. Wed 24 Jan Wednesday, January 24th 2024
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       California Gold Rush Begins 1848 Coloma, CA, United States
25. Thu 25 Jan Thursday, January 25th 2024
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       Largest Diamond Found 1905 Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
26. Fri 26 Jan Friday, January 26th 2024
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       Europeans Colonize Australia 1788 Australia
27. Sat 27 Jan Saturday, January 27th 2024
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       Edison Receives Patent for Incandescent Light 1880 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
28. Sun 28 Jan Sunday, January 28th 2024
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       Challenger Explodes 1986 Cape Canaveral, FL, United States
29. Mon 29 Jan Monday, January 29th 2024
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       Liliuokalani Becomes Last Queen of Hawaii 1891 Hawaii, United States
30. Tue 30 Jan Tuesday, January 30th 2024
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       Mohandas Gandhi Assassinated 1948 New Delhi, Delhi, India
31. Wed 31 Jan Wednesday, January 31st 2024
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       First US Satellite Launched 1958 Cape Canaveral, FL, United States

1. Thu 1 Feb Thursday, February 1st 2024
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      Oxford Dictionary Debuts 1884 London, England, United Kingdom
2. Fri 2 Feb Friday, February 2nd 2024
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      First Groundhogs Day 1887
3. Sat 3 Feb Saturday, February 3rd 2024
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      First Paper Money in America Issued 1690 Massachusetts
4. Sun 4 Feb Sunday, February 4th 2024
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      U.S. Elects First President 1789
5. Mon 5 Feb Monday, February 5th 2024
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      Mexico Adopts Modern Constitution 1917 Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
6. Tue 6 Feb Tuesday, February 6th 2024
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      Monopoly Games Goes on Sale 1935 US Nationwide
7. Wed 7 Feb Wednesday, February 7th 2024
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      The Beatles First U.S. Visit 1964 New York, NY, United States
8. Thu 8 Feb Thursday, February 8th 2024
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      Confederate States of America Formed 1861
9. Fri 9 Feb Friday, February 9th 2024
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      America Meets The Beatles 1964 New York, NY, United States
10. Sat 10 Feb Saturday, February 10th 2024
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       Computer Beats Man at Chess 1996 Philadelphia, PA, United States
11. Sun 11 Feb Sunday, February 11th 2024
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       Nelson Mandela Released From Prison 1990 South Africa
12. Mon 12 Feb Monday, February 12th 2024
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       North Vietnam Releases POW's 1973 Hanoi, Vietnam
13. Tue 13 Feb Tuesday, February 13th 2024
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       Galileo Charged With Heresy 1633 Rome, Italy
14. Wed 14 Feb Wednesday, February 14th 2024
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       St. Valentine Beheaded 278
15. Thu 15 Feb Thursday, February 15th 2024
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       First Teddy Bear Goes on Sale 1903 New York City, NY, United States
16. Fri 16 Feb Friday, February 16th 2024
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       King Tut's Tomb Entered 1923 Luxor, Luxor City, Egypt
17. Sat 17 Feb Saturday, February 17th 2024
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       VW Beetle Becomes World's Best Selling Car 1972 Worldwide
18. Sun 18 Feb Sunday, February 18th 2024
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       Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Published 1885 Nationwide
19. Mon 19 Feb Monday, February 19th 2024
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       Donner Party Rescued 1847 Donner Lake, Truckee, CA, United States
20. Tue 20 Feb Tuesday, February 20th 2024
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       Ireland Allows Contraceptives 1985 Ireland
21. Wed 21 Feb Wednesday, February 21st 2024
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       Malcom X Assassinated 1965 Washington Heights, New York, NY, United States
22. Thu 22 Feb Thursday, February 22nd 2024
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       U.S. Hockey Team Wins Olympics 1980 Lake Placid, NY, United States
23. Fri 23 Feb Friday, February 23rd 2024
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       U.S. Flag Raised on Iwo Jima 1945 Iwo Jima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan
24. Sat 24 Feb Saturday, February 24th 2024
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       U.S. Military Gains Guantanamo Bay 1903
25. Sun 25 Feb Sunday, February 25th 2024
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       First African American Congressman 1870 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
26. Mon 26 Feb Monday, February 26th 2024
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       World Trade Center Bombed 1993 New York City, NY, United States
27. Tue 27 Feb Tuesday, February 27th 2024
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       First Mardi Gras in New Orleans 1827 New Orleans, LA, United States
28. Wed 28 Feb Wednesday, February 28th 2024
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       DNA Discovered 1953 Cambridge, MA, United States

1. Fri 1 Mar Friday, March 1st 2024
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      Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped 1932
2. Sat 2 Mar Saturday, March 2nd 2024
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      Dr. Seuss Born 1904 Springfield, MA, United States
3. Sun 3 Mar Sunday, March 3rd 2024
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      Hellen Kellers Meets Anne Sullivan 1887 Tuscumbia, AL, United States
4. Mon 4 Mar Monday, March 4th 2024
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      Abraham Lincoln Inaugurated 1861 Washington DC
5. Tue 5 Mar Tuesday, March 5th 2024
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      Hula-Hoop Patented 1963 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
6. Wed 6 Mar Wednesday, March 6th 2024
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      The Alamo Falls to Mexico 1836 The Alamo, Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas, United States
7. Thu 7 Mar Thursday, March 7th 2024
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      Telephone Patented 1876
8. Fri 8 Mar Friday, March 8th 2024
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      Revolution in Russia 1917 Russia, Saint Petersburg
9. Sat 9 Mar Saturday, March 9th 2024
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      Barbie Debuts 1959 New York City, NY, United States
10. Sun 10 Mar Sunday, March 10th 2024
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       First Telephone Call 1876 Boston, MA, United States
11. Mon 11 Mar Monday, March 11th 2024
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       Paul McCartney Knighted 1997 London, United Kingdom
12. Tue 12 Mar Tuesday, March 12th 2024
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       Gandhi Leads Civil Disobedience 1930 India
13. Wed 13 Mar Wednesday, March 13th 2024
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       Uranus Discovered 1781 England, United Kingdom
14. Thu 14 Mar Thursday, March 14th 2024
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       Eli Witney Patents the Cotton Gin 1794
15. Fri 15 Mar Friday, March 15th 2024
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       L.B.J Calls For Equal Voting Rights 1965 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
16. Sat 16 Mar Saturday, March 16th 2024
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       The Scarlet Letter Published Salem, MA, United States
17. Sun 17 Mar Sunday, March 17th 2024
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       St. Patrick Dies 461 Ireland
18. Mon 18 Mar Monday, March 18th 2024
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       First Spacewalk 1965 Outer Space
19. Tue 19 Mar Tuesday, March 19th 2024
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       War in Iraq Begins 2003 Iraq
20. Wed 20 Mar Wednesday, March 20th 2024
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       Uncle Tom's Cabin Published 1852
21. Thu 21 Mar Thursday, March 21st 2024
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       Stanley Begins Search for Livingstone 1871 Africa
22. Fri 22 Mar Friday, March 22nd 2024
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       First Stanley Cup 1894 Montreal, QC, Canada
23. Sat 23 Mar Saturday, March 23rd 2024
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       OK Enters Language 1839 Boston, MA, United States
24. Sun 24 Mar Sunday, March 24th 2024
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       11 Million Gallons of Oil Spilled In Alaska 1989 Prince William Sound, Valdez-Cordova, AK, United States
25. Mon 25 Mar Monday, March 25th 2024
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       Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 1911 New York, NY, United States
26. Tue 26 Mar Tuesday, March 26th 2024
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       Ludwig Von Beethoven Dies 1827 Vienna, Austria
27. Wed 27 Mar Wednesday, March 27th 2024
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       Cherry Trees Planted in D.C. 1912 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
28. Thu 28 Mar Thursday, March 28th 2024
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       Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island 1979 Three Mile Island, Londonderry, PA, United States
29. Fri 29 Mar Friday, March 29th 2024
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       U.S. Withdraws from Vietnam 1973 Vietnam
30. Sat 30 Mar Saturday, March 30th 2024
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       President Ronald Reagan Shot 1981 Washington, D.C., DC, United States
31. Sun 31 Mar Sunday, March 31st 2024
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       The Eiffel Tower Opens in Paris 1889 Paris, France

1. Mon 1 Apr Monday, April 1st 2024
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      Apple Founded 1970
2. Tue 2 Apr Tuesday, April 2nd 2024
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      U.S. Mint is Created 1792 Philadelphia, PA, United States
3. Wed 3 Apr Wednesday, April 3rd 2024
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      Pony Express Debuts 1860
4. Thu 4 Apr Thursday, April 4th 2024
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      Martin Luther King Jr. Killed 1968 Memphis, Tenn, United States
5. Fri 5 Apr Friday, April 5th 2024
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      Pocahontas Married John Rolfe 1614 Jamestown, VA, United States
6. Sat 6 Apr Saturday, April 6th 2024
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      First Modern Olympics 1896 Athens, Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon, Grèce
7. Sun 7 Apr Sunday, April 7th 2024
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      Civil War Erupts in Rwanda 1994 Rwanda
8. Mon 8 Apr Monday, April 8th 2024
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      Hank Aaron Sets Home Run Record 1974 Atlanta, GA, United States
9. Tue 9 Apr Tuesday, April 9th 2024
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      Lee Surrenders to Union Army 1865 Appomattox, Virginia
10. Wed 10 Apr Wednesday, April 10th 2024
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       Beatles Officially Split
11. Thu 11 Apr Thursday, April 11th 2024
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       Napoleon Exiled to Elba 1814 The Island of Elba
12. Fri 12 Apr Friday, April 12th 2024
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       The U.S. Civil War Begins 1861 Fort Sumner, NM, United States
13. Sat 13 Apr Saturday, April 13th 2024
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       Oxygen Tank Bursts on Apollo 13 1970 Apollo 13- In Space
14. Sun 14 Apr Sunday, April 14th 2024
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       Lincoln Is Shot 1865 Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C.
15. Mon 15 Apr Monday, April 15th 2024
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       The Titanic Sinks 1912 Atlantic Ocean
16. Tue 16 Apr Tuesday, April 16th 2024
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       LSD Discovered 1943 Basel, Switzerland
17. Wed 17 Apr Wednesday, April 17th 2024
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       Apollo 13 Returns to Earth 1970 South Pacific Ocean
18. Thu 18 Apr Thursday, April 18th 2024
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       The Great San Francisco Earthquake 1906 San Francisco, California
19. Fri 19 Apr Friday, April 19th 2024
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       First Boston Marathon 1897 Boston, MA, United States
20. Sat 20 Apr Saturday, April 20th 2024
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       Columbine High School Shooting 1999 Columbine High School
21. Sun 21 Apr Sunday, April 21st 2024
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       Rome Founded 753 BC Rome, Italy
22. Mon 22 Apr Monday, April 22nd 2024
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       The First Earth Day 1970 Worldwide
23. Tue 23 Apr Tuesday, April 23rd 2024
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       William Shakespeare Born 1564 Stratford-upon-Avon, England
24. Wed 24 Apr Wednesday, April 24th 2024
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       Easter Rebellion Begins 1916 Dublin, Irland
25. Thu 25 Apr Thursday, April 25th 2024
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       New York Requires License Plates 1945 New York, NY, United States
26. Fri 26 Apr Friday, April 26th 2024
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       Reagan Visits China 1984 China
27. Sat 27 Apr Saturday, April 27th 2024
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       South Africa Holds Multi-Racial Elections 1994 South Africa
28. Sun 28 Apr Sunday, April 28th 2024
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       Mussolini Executed 1945 New Rochelle, New York
29. Mon 29 Apr Monday, April 29th 2024
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       L.A. Race Riot 1992 Los Angeles, CA, United States
30. Tue 30 Apr Tuesday, April 30th 2024
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       Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide 1945 Berlin, Germany

1. Wed 1 May Wednesday, May 1st 2024
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      Empire State Building Dedicated 1931 New York City
2. Thu 2 May Thursday, May 2nd 2024
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      Loch Ness Monster Sighted 1933 Loch Ness, Scotland
3. Fri 3 May Friday, May 3rd 2024
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      Anti-War Protests begin in Washington D.C. 1971 Washington D.C.
4. Sat 4 May Saturday, May 4th 2024
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      Margret Thatcher Becomes Prime Minister 1979 London, United Kingdom
5. Sun 5 May Sunday, May 5th 2024
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      First American In Space 1961 Cape Canaveral, Florida
6. Mon 6 May Monday, May 6th 2024
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      Chunnel Opens 1994 England, France
7. Tue 7 May Tuesday, May 7th 2024
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      "The Scream" Recovered After Theft 1994 Asgardstrand, Norway
8. Wed 8 May Wednesday, May 8th 2024
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      Germany Surrenders 1945 Europe
9. Thu 9 May Thursday, May 9th 2024
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      Dianetics Published 1950 Los Angeles, CA, United States
10. Fri 10 May Friday, May 10th 2024
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       Transcontinental Railroad Completed 1869 Promontory, Utah
11. Sat 11 May Saturday, May 11th 2024
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       Great Dust Bowl 1934 United States
12. Sun 12 May Sunday, May 12th 2024
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       Florence Nightingale Born 1820 London, England
13. Mon 13 May Monday, May 13th 2024
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       Jamestown Becomes A Colony of England 1607 Jamestown, Virginia
14. Tue 14 May Tuesday, May 14th 2024
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       Lewis and Clark Depart 1804 St Louis, Missouri
15. Wed 15 May Wednesday, May 15th 2024
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       First Mickey Mouse Cartoon 1929 US Nationwide
16. Thu 16 May Thursday, May 16th 2024
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       The First Academy Awards Ceremony 1929 Hollywood, CA
17. Fri 17 May Friday, May 17th 2024
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       Brown vs. Board of Education 1954 Washington D.C.
18. Sat 18 May Saturday, May 18th 2024
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       Mt. St. Helens Erupts 1980 Washington State, USA
19. Sun 19 May Sunday, May 19th 2024
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       Lawrence of Arabia Dies 1935 Dorset, United Kingdom
20. Mon 20 May Monday, May 20th 2024
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       Levi Patents Blue Jeans 1873 San Francisco
21. Tue 21 May Tuesday, May 21st 2024
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       American Red Cross Founded 1881 Washington D.C.
22. Wed 22 May Wednesday, May 22nd 2024
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       Nixon Visits Russia 1972 Russia
23. Thu 23 May Thursday, May 23rd 2024
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       Bonnie and Clyde Killed 1934 Sailes, Louisiana.
24. Fri 24 May Friday, May 24th 2024
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       Brooklyn Bridge Opens 1883 Brooklyn, New York
25. Sat 25 May Saturday, May 25th 2024
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       Star Wars Opens 1977 Nationwide
26. Sun 26 May Sunday, May 26th 2024
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       Last Day of The Model T 1959 Detroit, MI, United States
27. Mon 27 May Monday, May 27th 2024
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       First Alleged Witch is Executed in America 1647 Windsor, Connecticut
28. Tue 28 May Tuesday, May 28th 2024
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       The First Quintuplets To Survive Infancy Are Born 1934 Callender, Ontario
29. Wed 29 May Wednesday, May 29th 2024
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       Mt. Everest First Summited 1953 Mt. Everest, Nepal
30. Thu 30 May Thursday, May 30th 2024
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       First Newspaper Published in U.S. 1775 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
31. Fri 31 May Friday, May 31st 2024
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       Big Ben Goes into Operation in London 1859 London, England

1. Sat 1 Jun Saturday, June 1st 2024
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      Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Released 1967 United Kingdom
2. Sun 2 Jun Sunday, June 2nd 2024
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      Babe Ruth Retires 1935 New York City, NY, United States