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1960 - Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Thirty-one students are arrested, and the Free Speech Movement is born.

Reference:
1960: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960
University of California, Berkeley: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley
Protest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/protest
House Committee on Un-American Activities: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
Free Speech Movement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Movement


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1958 - Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over by sea and by land during a ten-year journey.

Reference:
Ben Carlin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carlin
Circumnavigate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumnavigation
Amphibious vehicle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/amphibious_vehicle


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1958 - May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.

Reference:
May 1958 crisis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1958_crisis
Algiers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers
Charles de Gaulle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle
French control of Algeria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerie_francaise


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1958 - The trademark Velcro is registered.

Reference:
Trademark: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/trademark
Velcro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro


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1958 - During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixons car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.

Reference:
1958: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958
Caracas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas
Venezuela: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela
Vice President: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States
Richard Nixon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
Anti-American: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Americanism


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1954 - The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.

Reference:
Broadway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre
The Pajama Game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pajama_Game
Tony Awards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_award
Best Musical: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Featured_Actress_in_a_Musical
Best Choreography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Choreography


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1954 - The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese Middle School students in Singapore, take place.

Reference:
1954: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954
Anti-National Service Riots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_National_Service_Riots
Chinese: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people
Singapore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore


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1952 - The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.

Reference:
1952: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952
Rajya Sabha: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajya_Sabha
Upper house: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/upper_house
Parliament of India: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_India


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1951 - The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.

Reference:
1951: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951
National University of San Marcos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_San_Marcos
First large-capacity stadium in Peru: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Universidad_San_Marcos


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1950 - The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.

Reference:
1950: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950
Formula One: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One
Silverstone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverstone_Circuit


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1948 - 1948 Arab-Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before the declaration of independence of the state of Israel on May 14.

Reference:
1948: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948
1948 Arab-Israeli War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Arab-Israeli_War
Kfar Etzion massacre: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kfar_Etzion_massacre
Arab: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab
The declaration of independence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Declaration_of_Independence
Israel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
May 14: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_14


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1943 - World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.

Reference:
1943: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943
Afrika Korps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Korps
Italian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy_(1861–1946)#Fascism_(1922–1943)
North Africa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa
Allied: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II


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1941 - World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting with German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.

Reference:
1941: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941
Yugoslav: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia
Dragoljub Mihailović: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoljub_Mihailović
Serbia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia


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1940 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.

Reference:
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands
German: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazism
Princess Juliana: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Juliana_of_the_Netherlands


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1940 - World War II: Germanys conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his blood, toil, tears, and sweat speech to the House of Commons.

Reference:
1940: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940
World War II: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Germany: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany
Meuse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meuse_(river)
Winston Churchill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
Blood, toil, tears, and sweat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blood,_toil,_tears,_and_sweat
House of Commons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom


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1939 - The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.

Reference:
1939: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939
FM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_Modulation
Radio station: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/radio_station
Bloomfield, Connecticut: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomfield,_Connecticut
WDRC-FM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDRC-FM


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1923 - Robert Bellarmine, a Doctor of the Catholic Church, is beatified.

Reference:
1923: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923
Robert Bellarmine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bellarmine
Doctor of the Catholic Church: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_the_Church


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1917 - Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

Reference:
1917: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917
Our Lady of Fátima: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Fatima
Fátima, Portugal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima,_Portugal


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1912 - The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.

Reference:
1912: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912
Royal Flying Corps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps
Royal Air Force: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force


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1909 - The first Giro dItalia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.

Reference:
1909: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1909
Giro dItalia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giro_dItalia
Milan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan
Cyclist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cycling
Luigi Ganna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Ganna


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1888 - With the passage of the Lei Áurea (Golden Law), Brazil abolishes slavery.

Reference:
1888: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1888
Lei Áurea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_Aurea
Brazil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil
Slavery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/slavery


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1880 - In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.

Reference:
1880: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880
Menlo Park, New Jersey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menlo_Park,_New_Jersey
Thomas Edison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison
Electric railway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/electric_railway


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1865 - American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, more than a month after Confederate General Robert E. Lees surrender, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.

Reference:
1865: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1865
Battle of Palmito Ranch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palmito_Ranch
Texas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas
General: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General
Robert E. Lee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee


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1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta, Georgia.

Reference:
1864: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1864
Battle of Resaca: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Resaca
Union: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)
General: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General
Sherman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman
Atlanta, Georgia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia


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1862 - The , a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is passed to the Union, by a southern slave, Robert Smalls, who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship.

Reference:
1862: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862
Robert Smalls: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls


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1861 - Pakistans (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.

Reference:
Pakistans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Railways
First railway line: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Pakistan
Karachi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi
Kotri: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotri


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1861 - American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a proclamation of neutrality which recognizes the breakaway states as having belligerent rights.

Reference:
1861: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1861
American Civil War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Victoria of the United Kingdom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom
Neutrality: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrality_(international_relations)
Breakaway states: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America


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1861 - The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.

Reference:
Great Comet of 1861: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Comet_of_1861
John Tebbutt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tebbutt
Windsor, New South Wales: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_New_South_Wales


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1848 - First performance of Finlands national anthem.

Reference:
1848: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1848
National anthem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maamme


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1846 - Mexican–American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.

Reference:
1846: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1846
Mexican–American War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican–American_War


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1830 - Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.

Reference:
1830: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1830
Ecuador: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador
Gran Colombia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Colombia


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1804 - Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city.

Reference:
1804: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1804
Yusuf Karamanli: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_Karamanli
Tripoli: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli
Retake Derna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Derne
Americans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States


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1787 - Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the First Fleet) to establish a penal colony in Australia.

Reference:
1787: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1787
Captain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(Royal_Navy)
Arthur Phillip: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Phillip
Portsmouth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth
First Fleet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Fleet
Penal colony: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/penal_colony


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1780 - The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in early Tennessee.

Reference:
1780: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1780
Cumberland Compact: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Compact
Tennessee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee


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1568 - Battle of Langside: The forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother.

Reference:
1568: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1568
Battle of Langside: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Langside
Mary, Queen of Scots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
Protestant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant
James Stewart, Earl of Moray: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart,_Earl_of_Moray
Half-brother: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibling#half


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1779 - War of Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).

Reference:
1779: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1779
War of Bavarian Succession: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Bavarian_Succession
Congress of Teschen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Teschen
Innviertel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innviertel


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1648 - Construction of the Red Fort at Delhi is completed.

Reference:
1648: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1648
Red Fort: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Fort
Delhi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi


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1619 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason.

Reference:
1619: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1619
Dutch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
Statesman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_van_Oldenbarnevelt
The Hague: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hague
Treason: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/treason


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1515 - Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk are officially married at Greenwich.

Reference:
1515: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1515
Mary Tudor, Queen of France: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Tudor,_Queen_of_France
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Brandon,_1st_Duke_of_Suffolk
Greenwich: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich


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1373 - Julian of Norwich has visions which are later transcribed in her Revelations of Divine Love.

Reference:
1373: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1373
Julian of Norwich: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich
Visions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visions_of_Jesus_and_Mary
Revelations of Divine Love: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelations_of_Divine_Love


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1989 - The San Bernardino train disaster kills four people. A week later an underground gasoline pipeline explodes killing two more people.

Reference:
1989: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989
San Bernardino train disaster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bernardino_train_disaster


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1986 - NBC debuts the current well-known peacock as seen in the NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration.

Reference:
1986: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986
NBC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC
Peacock: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_peacock
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_60th_Anniversary_Celebration


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1982 - During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fernández y Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet. Krohn, an ultraconservative Spanish priest opposed to the Vatican II reforms, believed that the Pope had to be killed for being an agent of Moscow.

Reference:
1982: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982
Virgin Mary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Mary
Fátima, Portugal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima,_Portugal
Juan María Fernández y Krohn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Maria_Fernandez_y_Krohn
Pope John Paul II: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II
Bayonet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bayonet
Vatican II: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Vatican_Council


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1981 - Francis Hughes starves to death in the Maze Prison in a Republican campaign for political prisoner status to be granted to Provisional IRA prisoners.

Reference:
1981: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981
Francis Hughes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Hughes
Starves to death: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_strike
Maze Prison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze_Prison
Republican: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_republicanism
Political prisoner status: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/political_prisoner
Provisional IRA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army


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1978 - In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga). The local government asks the U.S.A., France and Belgium to restore order.

Reference:
1978: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978
Zaire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaire
Kolwezi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolwezi
Shaba: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katanga_Province


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1975 - Mayaguez incident: The Cambodian navy seizes the American merchant ship in international waters.

Reference:
1975: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975
Mayaguez incident: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayaguez_incident
Cambodia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia
Merchant ship: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/merchant_ship
International waters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/international_waters


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1968 - Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral, east of Lai Khe in South Vietnam on the night of 12/13 May, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides and beginning the Battle of Coral–Balmoral.

Reference:
1968: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968
Vietnam War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
North Vietnamese: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_Army_of_Vietnam
Viet Cong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Cong
Australian troops: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Australian_Task_Force
South Vietnam: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam
Battle of Coral–Balmoral: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Coral–Balmoral


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1965 - The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon.

Reference:
1965: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965
Spacecraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/spacecraft
Luna 5: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_5
Moon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon


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1958 - A formal North American Aerospace Defense Command agreement is signed between the United States and Canada.

Reference:
1958: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958
North American Aerospace Defense Command: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command


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1955 - Austria regains its independence as the Allied occupation following World War II ends.

Reference:
Allied occupation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Austria


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1955 - Nineteen days after bus workers went on strike in Singapore, rioting breaks out and seriously impacts Singapores bid for independence.

Reference:
1955: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955
Strike: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/strike_action
Singapore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore
Rioting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hock_Lee_bus_riots


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1952 - Gaj Singh is crowned Maharaja of Jodhpur.

Reference:
1952: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952
Gaj Singh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaj_Singh
Maharaja of Jodhpur: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharaja_of_Jodhpur


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1949 - The western occupying powers approve the Basic Law for the new German state: The Federal Republic of Germany.

Reference:
Occupying: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Germany
Basic Law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany
Federal Republic of Germany: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany


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1949 - The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.

Reference:
1949: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949
Soviet Union: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union
Blockade of Berlin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Blockade


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1948 - Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands cedes throne.

Reference:
1948: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948
Wilhelmina: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands


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1948 - Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands cedes throne.

Reference:
1948: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948
Wilhelmina: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands


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1945 - Argentinian labour leader José Peter declares the Federación Obrera de la Industria de la Carne dissolved.

Reference:
1945: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945
Argentinian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina
Labour: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_movement
Federación Obrera de la Industria de la Carne: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_Industry_Workers_Federation


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1942 - World War II: The U.S. tanker Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German U-Boat U-507.

Reference:
Tanker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_(ship)
Virginia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1942#12_May
Mississippi River: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River
U-507: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-507


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Event:
1942 - World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later.

Reference:
1942: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942
World War II: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Second Battle of Kharkov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Kharkov
Ukraine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
Red Army: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army
Semyon Timoshenko: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semyon_Timoshenko
Izium: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izium
Army Group South: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Group_South


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Event:
1937 - The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.

Reference:
1937: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937
King George VI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI
Queen Elizabeth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland


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Event:
1941 - Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the worlds first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.

Reference:
1941: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941
Konrad Zuse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse
Z3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z3_(computer)
Computer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/computer
Berlin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin


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Event:
1935 - Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith (founders of Alcoholics Anonymous) meet for the first time in Akron, Ohio, at the home of Henrietta Siberling.

Reference:
1935: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935
Bill Wilson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_W.
Dr. Bob Smith: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Smith_(doctor)
Alcoholics Anonymous: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous


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1933 - The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies.

Reference:
1933: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933
Agricultural Adjustment Act: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_Adjustment_Act
Subsidies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidy


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Event:
1932 - Ten weeks after his abduction, the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, Charles Jr., is found dead in Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs home.

Reference:
1932: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932
Abduction: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindbergh_kidnapping
Charles Lindbergh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh
Hopewell, New Jersey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopewell,_New_Jersey


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Event:
1926 - The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.

Reference:
Norge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norge_(airship)


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Event:
1926 - General Strike: In the United Kingdom, a nine-day general strike by trade unions ends.

Reference:
1926: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926
General Strike: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_General_Strike_1926
United Kingdom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
General strike: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/general_strike
Trade union: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/trade_union


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1885 - North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.

Reference:
1885: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1885
North-West Rebellion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Rebellion
Battle of Batoche: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Batoche
Métis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metis_people_(Canada)
Canadian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada


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1881 - In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.

Reference:
1881: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1881
North Africa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa
Tunisia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Tunisia
French protectorate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Protectorate_of_Tunisia


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1873 - Coronation of Oscar II of Sweden

Reference:
1873: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1873
Oscar II of Sweden: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_II_of_Sweden


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1870 - The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.

Reference:
1870: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1870
Manitoba Act: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba_Act
Royal Assent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Assent
Manitoba: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba
Province of Canada: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Canada
July 15: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_15


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1865 - American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.

Reference:
1865: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1865
Battle of Palmito Ranch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palmito_Ranch


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1864 - American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: Thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers die in the Bloody Angle.

Reference:
1864: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1864
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House


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1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPhersons XVII Corps (ACW) turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pembertons defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.

Reference:
1863: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1863
American Civil War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Battle of Raymond: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Raymond
James B. McPherson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._McPherson
XVII Corps (ACW): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XVII_Corps_(ACW)
Confederate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America
John C. Pemberton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Pemberton
Mississippi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi
Union Army: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)
Vicksburg Campaign: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicksburg_Campaign


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1862 - U.S. federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Reference:
1862: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1862
U.S.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana


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1821 - The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks is fought in Valtetsi.

Reference:
1821: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1821
Greek War of Independence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence
Turks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire
Fought: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valtetsi
Valtetsi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valtetsi


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1797 - First Coalition: Napoleon I of France conquers Venice.

Reference:
1797: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1797
First Coalition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Coalition
Napoleon I of France: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_I_of_France
Venice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice


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1743 - Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Bohemia after defeating her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.

Reference:
1743: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1743
Maria Theresa of Austria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa_of_Austria
Queen of Bohemia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Bohemia
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VII,_Holy_Roman_Emperor


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1780 - American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.

Reference:
1780: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1780
American Revolutionary War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
Continental Army: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Army
Charleston, South Carolina: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina
Is taken: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Charleston
British: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain


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1689 - King Williams War: William III of England joins the League of Augsburg starting a war with France.

Reference:
1689: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1689
King Williams War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Williams_War
William III of England: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England
League of Augsburg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Augsburg
France: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France


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1619 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was sentenced to death for high treason.

Reference:
1619: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1619
Dutch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
Statesman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomat
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_van_Oldenbarnevelt
High treason: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/high_treason


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1588 - French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry of Guise enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.

Reference:
1588: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1588
French Wars of Religion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Wars_of_Religion
Henry III of France: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_France
Paris: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris
Henry of Guise: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_of_Guise
Spontaneous uprising: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Barricades


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1510 - The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming Dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.

Reference:
1510: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1510
Prince of Anhua rebellion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Anhua_rebellion
Zhu Zhifan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Zhifan
Ming Dynasty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Dynasty
Liu Jin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Jin
Zhengde Emperor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengde_Emperor


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1551 - National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru.

Reference:
1551: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1551
National University of San Marcos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_San_Marcos
Americas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas
Lima: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima
Peru: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru


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1364 - Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków, Poland.

Reference:
1364: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1364
Jagiellonian University: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagiellonian_University
University: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/university
Poland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
Kraków: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakow
Poland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland


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1328 - Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice.

Reference:
1328: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1328
Antipope Nicholas V: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_Nicholas_V
Papacy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/papacy
Rome: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome
Bishop: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop
Venice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice


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1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre who is crowned Queen consort of England the same day.

Reference:
1191: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1191
Richard I of England: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
Berengaria of Navarre: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengaria_of_Navarre
Queen consort of England: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_consorts


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922 - After much hardship, Abbasid envoy Ahmad ibn Fadlan arrived in the lands of Volga Bulgars.

Reference:
922: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/922
Abbasid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid
Ahmad ibn Fadlan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Fadlan
Volga Bulgars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_Bulgars


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907 - Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang Dynasty after nearly three hundred years of rule.

Reference:
907: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/907
Zhu Wen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Wen
Emperor Ai: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Ai_of_Tang
Tang Dynasty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Dynasty


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304 - Roman Emperor Diocletian orders the beheading of the 14-year-old Pancras of Rome.

Reference:
304: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/304
Diocletian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian
Pancras of Rome: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancras_of_Rome


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Event:
254 - Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I as the 23rd pope.

Reference:
254: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/254
Pope Stephen I: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Stephen_I
Pope Lucius I: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Lucius_I
23rd: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popes
Pope: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pope


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