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2020 ‐
Word of the year is "Lockdown" according to Collins English Dictionary
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2012 ‐
The final US presidential election results are declared after Barack Obama wins Florida to defeat Mitt Romney 332-206 in Electoral College votes
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1975 ‐
Ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald with crew of 29 lost in storm on Lake Superior
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1969 ‐
"Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV
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1951 ‐
1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance
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1919 ‐
1st observance of National Book Week
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1908 ‐
1st Gideon Bible put in a hotel room
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1885 ‐
German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveils the world's first motorcycle
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1836 ‐
Louis Napoleon banished to America
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1801 ‐
Kentucky outlaws duelling
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1793 ‐
France ends forced worship of God
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1775 ‐
The Second Continental Congress forms Continental Marines, precursor to the United States Marine Corps
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