Today in History |
2021 ‐
Trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd begins in Minneapolis
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2020 ‐
US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warns America may see between 100,000 - 200,000 deaths from COVID-19
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1999 ‐
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 10006.78 - above the 10,000 mark for the first time ever
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1994 ‐
Serbs & Croats sign a cease-fire to end the war in Croatia
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1989 ‐
I. M. Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris
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1975 ‐
"Lady Marmalade" by Labelle reaches #1 on US singles chart
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1929 ‐
US President Herbert Hoover has 1st telephone installed on the desk at the Oval Office's in the White House
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1864 ‐
Great Britain gives the Ionian Islands back to Greece
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1852 ‐
Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day
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1847 ‐
12,000 US troops capture Vera Cruz, Mexico
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1831 ‐
Great Bosnian uprising: Bosniak rebel against Turkey.
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1799 ‐
New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state
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1798 ‐
Republic of Switzerland forms
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1795 ‐
Ludwig van Beethoven (24) has his debut performance as a pianist in Vienna
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