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1926 ‐
Bugs Moran attempts to assassinate Al Capone in a drive-by shooting but fails
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1893 ‐
The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts
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1870 ‐
Capture of Rome by Italian army, Pope Pius IX surrenders to King Victor Emmanuel which unifies Italy and ends 1,116 year reign of Papal States
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1848 ‐
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is created.
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1830 ‐
1st Negro Convention of Free Men agree to boycott slave-produced goods
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1814 ‐
"Star Spangled Banner" published as a song, lyrics by Francis Scott Key, tune by John Stafford Smith
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