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2009 ‐
The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years
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1996 ‐
Bob Dole, (Sen-R-KS), resigns from US senate to run for president
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1971 ‐
US ends ban on China trade
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1963 ‐
US President JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act"
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1958 ‐
UN Security council sends observers to Lebanon
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1940 ‐
Italy declares war on Allies
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1939 ‐
King and Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party
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1921 ‐
Brazil adopts women's suffrage
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1905 ‐
Penns Railroad debuts fastest train in world (NY-Chicago in 18 hrs)
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1892 ‐
The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia
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1776 ‐
Continental Congress creates committee to draft a Declaration of Independence
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1770 ‐
Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia
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