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2019 ‐
Discovery of 3.8-million-year-old skull of early human ancestor Australopithecus anamensis, found by Yohannes Haile-Selassie, at Miro Dora, Ethiopia, upends previous evolutionary theory published in journal "Nature"
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2017 ‐
Matt Vogel makes his debut as the voice of Kermit the Frog in "Muppet Thought of the Week" video
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1994 ‐
1st Japanese gay pride parade
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1965 ‐
Bob Dylan booed for playing electric guitar In concert at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York City
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1963 ‐
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I have a dream" speech addressing the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom civil rights march at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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1916 ‐
Germany declares war on Romania, Italy declares war against Germany
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1898 ‐
Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".
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1861 ‐
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Hatteras, North Carolina, 1st combined operation of Union Army and Navy results in Union domination of strategically important North Carolina Sounds
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1859 ‐
A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far afield as Japan
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1845 ‐
Scientific American magazine publishes its first issue
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1837 ‐
Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce
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1833 ‐
Britain's Slavery Abolition Act gains royal assent
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1830 ‐
1st American built locomotive, "Tom Thumb" races a horse-drawn car from Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems the horse won!
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1789 ‐
William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus
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