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01 MetalicGecko The first article proposing women's rights in America was written by Thomas Paine for the Pennsylvania Magazine, of which he was the editor, 1775. - Anne Frank's last diary entry, 1944 - London Bridge opens 1831. 02 KJDude "Wild Bill" Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota, 1876 - Formal signing of the Declaration of Independence, 1776 - 1st Lincoln head pennies minted 1909 - Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club, 1961. 05 Golem The first Atlantic cable was completed, 1858 - The first federal income tax was levied, 1861 - The Statue of Liberty cornerstone was laid, 1884 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was established, 1985. 10 Danii The first commercial electric streetcar in America and the world was placed into operation in Baltimore. It ran from Oak Street to Roland Avenue to 40th Street. - Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again 1966 10 CaRyan Mobs in Paris attack the palace of Louis XVI, 1792 - 1st lunar orbiter launched by US 1966 - Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million 1985 11 copper During a radio voice test Pres Reagan joked he "signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes" 1984 - "Cheech & Chong Day" in San Antonio Texas 1972 - – Elvis Presley releases "Don't Be Cruel" 1956 11 Star Voyager 2 discovers 2 partial rings of Neptune 1989 - Asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos 1877 - The Beatles launch the "Apple Records" label 1968 - Last Beatle concert tour of the US begins 1966 - Beatles movie "Help" opens in NYC 1965 11 Jinty Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers 1929 - 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay 1934 - The Watts, Los Angeles riots began, resulting in 35 people killed, 1965 - Reggie Jackson hits his 400th homer 1980 12 Xanth The first public police force was formed in New Amsterdam. It consisted of ten watchmen who were paid 24 stuyvers (about fifty cents) per night. Their salaries were collected from the townspeople each month, 1658. - Thomas Edison invents the Edisonphone, a sound recording device 1877. - Babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand 1935. - 14 Winnie Construction of Cologne Cathedral begun, 1248 - Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed, 1880 - Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg) 1457 - Henry David Thoreau jailed for tax resistance 1846 - Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show 1965 16 Sportster The first cable message was sent across the Atlantic Ocean from Queen Victoria of England to United States President James Buchanan, 1858 - Fred Goldsmith first demonstrated that a curve ball was not an optical illusion at the Capitoline Grounds in Brooklyn, New York. He set up three poles in a straight line then hurled a baseball that went to the right of the first pole, to the left of the second and to the right of the third, 1870. - Singer Elvis Presley died at his home, "Graceland," in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 42, 1977 – 16 Red Janis Mars is closer to Earth then it has been in 60,000 years. - Emancipation Proclamation signed 1863 - Astrological Harmonic Convergence-Dawn of New Age – 1987 - IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence 1988. 17 Moonflower Davy Crockett was born, 1786 - The Woodstock Music Fair ended, 1969 - Asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Phobos, 1877 - "Wizard of Oz" opens at Loew's Capitol Theater in NY, 1939 - Indonesia gains independence from the Netherlands, 1950 - Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr, 1962 19 Drake Steele Caesar Augustus died, A.D. 14 - Adolf Hitler became Fuhrer of Germany, 1934 - W Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn 1787 - Sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive) 1960 - Pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years 1973. 20 KitaraNicole The first licensed radio broadcast occurred, 1920 - Dial telephone patented 1896 - USSR recovers 2 dogs; 1st living organisms to return from space 1960 - Viking 1 launched toward orbit around Mars, soft landing 1975.
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23 Shannon Gendron 1st one-way streets established (London) 1617 - 1st ship-to-shore wireless message received in US (SF) 1889 - World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea) 1960 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon 1966. 26 lebron Roman forces under Julius C‘sar invade Britain 55 -BC- John Fitch grants US patent for his working steamboat 1791 - Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 sec 1907 - Fluoridation of SF water begins 1952 - The AFL-CIO endorsed Senator John F. Kennedy for president, 1960. 27 gia The first play to be performed in the North American Colonies was Ye Bare and Ye Cubb. This play was written by Philip Alexander Bruce, and took place at Acomac, Virginia, 1665. - 1st hydrogen balloon flight (unmanned); reaches 900 m altitude 1783 - Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons 1883 - Kellogg-Briand Pact, where 60 nations agree to outlaw war 1928. 28 mygirl The last day of the Roman Empire, 476 - 1st known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard SD 1884 - 10 suffragists arrested as they picket the White House 1917 - 200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, DC 1917 - 28 fairy floss Beatles last public concert, (Candlestick Park, SF) 1966 - Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial 1963 -Mary McCartney daughter of Beatle Paul McCartney is born 1969. - 1st Indian reservation established 1758 - Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador 1896
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