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Luna 1 {CCCP} becomes the first lunar probe to orbit the sun (1959)
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Mars Exploration Rover Spirit lands on Mars (2004)
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Birth of Jeanne Dixon {but then you knew that} (1918)
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I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore Day
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Birth of Stephen Hawking (1942)
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League Of Nations formed (1920)
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U.S. Surgeon General declares cigarettes hazardous (1964)
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First public radio broadcast (1910)
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Birth of Edward Teller (1908)
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Gulf War I begins (1991)
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Palomares hydrogen bomb accident (1966)
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Patent of the Tin Can (1825)
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George V's euthanasia (1936)
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Martin Luther King Jr's birthday (observed)
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Answer Your Cat's Question Day
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U.S.S. Pueblo seizure (1968)
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COSMOS 954 {CCCP} brings nuclear power to Canada (1978)
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Loss of STS Shuttle Challenger (OV-99) due to faulty SRB (1986)
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Project Mercury test (1961)
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