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2020 ‐
"Once in a century" winter in Moscow the hottest in 140 years with average temperature 7.5 C (13.5 F) with virtually no snow
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2020 ‐
New study confirms human-caused climate change did make the 2020 Australian bushfire season worse, published by World Weather Attribution
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1979 ‐
US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings
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1977 ‐
1st CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped, to Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico
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1902 ‐
1902 American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago
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1881 ‐
California becomes 1st state to pass plant quarantine legislation
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1837 ‐
Weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American
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1801 ‐
Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
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1792 ‐
Oranges introduced to Hawaii
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1789 ‐
1st US Congress meets and declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps)
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