| Today in History |
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2005 ‐
The Kyoto Protocol comes into force following its ratification by Russia.
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1978 ‐
1st Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward & Randy's CBBS, Chicago)
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1968 ‐
US 1st 911 phone system goes into service in Haleyville, Alabama
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1948 ‐
1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News", shown on NBC
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1937 ‐
DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace Carothers
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1932 ‐
1st patent for a tree issued to James Markham for a peach tree
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1923 ‐
British archaeologist Howard Carter unseals a doorway at the back of a tomb buried under the sands of Thebes, Egypt, and after more than 3,000 years, the pharaoh Tutankhamun has a visitor.
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1914 ‐
1st airplane flight from LA to SF
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1909 ‐
Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary
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1852 ‐
Studebaker Brothers wagon company established - precursor of the automobile manufacturer
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1838 ‐
Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions
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