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2006 ‐
First ever tweet sent out by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey "just setting up my twttr"
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1978 ‐
San Francisco passes its and the U.S.' most comprehensive homosexual rights bill
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1964 ‐
Beatles' single "She Loves You" goes #1 in the US & stays #1 for 2 weeks
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1963 ‐
Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay is closed
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1961 ‐
The Beatles' first appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool
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1947 ‐
US President Harry Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States
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1935 ‐
Persia is officially renamed Iran
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1925 ‐
Tennessee governor Austin Peay passes the "Butler Act," making Tennessee the 1st state to outlaw teaching the theory of evolution (repealed 1967)
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1924 ‐
1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, NYC)
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1909 ‐
Moran & MacFarland (US) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin)
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1866 ‐
US Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes
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1804 ‐
Napoleonic Code adopted in France, stresses clearly written and accessible law
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