| Today in History |
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2020 ‐
Lockdowns for COVID-19 in Europe saved 3 million lives according to study by Imperial College London
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2017 ‐
Ex-FBI chief James Comey testifies to a US Senate committee that US President Donald Trump told "lies plain and simple"
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2009 ‐
First section of the elevated High Line park, built on an old railway opens in New York from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street
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1968 ‐
Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
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1963 ‐
American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes
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1941 ‐
British & French troops overthrow pro-German Syria
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1937 ‐
World's largest flower blooms in NY Botanical Garden, 12' calla lily
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1917 ‐
Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School
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1889 ‐
Cable Cars begin service in LA
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1872 ‐
US Congress endorses penny post card
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1869 ‐
Ives W. McGaffey of Chicago patents the 1st vacuum cleaner, calls it a "sweeping machine"
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1824 ‐
Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec
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1789 ‐
James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives
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1786 ‐
Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr Hall in NYC)
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