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2019 ‐
Iran marks 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution with huge street marches and protests against the US
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2000 ‐
The last original "Peanuts" comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies
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1985 ‐
Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier
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1973 ‐
US dollar devalues 10%
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1965 ‐
US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
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1866 ‐
Jesse James holds up his first bank, stealing $15,000 from the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri
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1799 ‐
1st US law regulating insurance passed by Massachusetts legislature
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1795 ‐
1st state university in US opens, University of North Carolina
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