| Today in History |
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2021 ‐
US President Joe Biden announces a new goal of 200 million vaccinations in his administration's first 100 days (previously 100 million)
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1982 ‐
1st broadcast of "Cagney & Lacey" starring Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly on CBS-TV
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1970 ‐
Concorde makes its 1st supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH)
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1965 ‐
Martin Luther King Jr. leads 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama
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1954 ‐
RCA manufactures 1st color TV set (12½" screen at $1,000)
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1939 ‐
Billboard Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart
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1918 ‐
Belarusian People's Republic is established
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1882 ‐
1st demonstration of pancake making, held at a department store in NYC
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1851 ‐
Yosemite Valley discovery made public by Major James D. Savage and Captain John Boling after being shown by Indian guides in California
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1807 ‐
British Parliament abolishes slave trade throughout the British Empire; penalty of £120 per slave introduced for ship captains
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1776 ‐
Continental Congress authorizes a medal for George Washington
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