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2020 ‐
First debate between US Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden held, widely criticized as chaotic and ill-tempered
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1994 ‐
House votes to end lobbyists buying meals & entertainment for Congress
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1982 ‐
Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules kills 7 in Chicago
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1966 ‐
The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.
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1962 ‐
JFK authorized use of federal troops to integrate U of Mississippi
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1950 ‐
Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories
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1944 ‐
Soviet troops invade Yugoslavia
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1936 ‐
Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign
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1927 ‐
Telephone service begins between US & Mexico
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1922 ‐
Benito Mussolini asks the Vatican for support of his fascist party program
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1920 ‐
Joseph Horne Company in Pittsburgh sells radios for $10
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1916 ‐
American oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller becomes the world's first billionaire
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1915 ‐
1st transcontinental radio telephone message sent by U.S. naval radio station at Arlington, Virginia. to naval radio station at Mare Island, San Francisco
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1906 ‐
US intervenes in Cuba ousts dictator Estrada Palma
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1885 ‐
First practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England
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1880 ‐
1st pro baseball game at Polo Grounds, NY Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings
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1793 ‐
Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine
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1789 ‐
US War Department establishes a regular army
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