| Today in History |
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2020 ‐
Record global daily total of 660,905 COVID-19 cases declared to the WHO, with total known infections over 54 million
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1994 ‐
1st public trains run through the Channel Tunnel linking England and France under the English Channel
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1985 ‐
Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Colombia erupts, 1000s killed
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1982 ‐
Polish Solidarity chairman Lech Walesa freed
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1972 ‐
Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16)
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1968 ‐
Yale University announces it is going co-educational
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1965 ‐
US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
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1960 ‐
Riot due to school integration in New Orleans
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1952 ‐
First regular UK singles chart published by the New Musical Express
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1921 ‐
The Communist Party of Spain is founded
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1908 ‐
Albert Einstein presents his quantum theory of light
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1888 ‐
St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes
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1856 ‐
American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related to his invention of condensed milk
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1832 ‐
First streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Streets
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1827 ‐
Creek-indians lose all their property in US
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1792 ‐
Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
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