| Today in History |
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2018 ‐
Toy chain Toys R Us announces it will close all its stores after filing for bankruptcy
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2017 ‐
Disney refuses to cut gay moment in film "Beauty and the Beast" for Malaysian censors, instead pulls film from Malaysia
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1977 ‐
"Eight is Enough" premieres on ABC-TV
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1955 ‐
US Air Force unveils self-guided missile
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1951 ‐
Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
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1934 ‐
US Information Service opens
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1928 ‐
Benito Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose)
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1913 ‐
Cleveland establishes 1st small claims court
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1907 ‐
Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote
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1887 ‐
1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan)
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1855 ‐
Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine
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1783 ‐
In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'etat never takes place.
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