| Today in History |
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2020 ‐
Apple becomes the 1st US company to be valued at $2 trillion, just 2 years after it reached $1 trillion valuation
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1993 ‐
George Tiller, abortion doctor, shot in his arms by Rachelle Shannon
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1979 ‐
"My Sharonna" by the Knack hits #1, stays at top for 6 weeks
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1960 ‐
The first commercial atomic energy reactor, owned by the Yankee Atomic Electric Company, achieves a self-sustaining nuclear reaction in Rowe, Deerfield River, Massachusetts
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1955 ‐
US raises import duty on bicycles 50%
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1947 ‐
J Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A
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1934 ‐
The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio
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1909 ‐
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of automobile race Indianapolis 500, opens in Speedway, Indiana
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1897 ‐
1st electric taxis driven in London
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1849 ‐
NY Herald reports gold discovery in California
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1839 ‐
Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris
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1793 ‐
Yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, then the US capital has its 1st fatality. Lasts till November killing around 5,000 people
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