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EIGroup releases a biographical article on Ayn Rand. |
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Comedian Steve Allen, 78, dies. |
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Two freight trains collide near Flagstaff, AZ. |
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Italian tanker carrying 6,000 tons of toxic chemicals sinks.
in English Channel |
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A Russian rocket carrying the first prospective resident-astronauts of the International Space Station lifts off. |
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President Clinton vetoes bill with pay raise for Congress. |
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan announce the establishment of the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute dedicated to the study of Alzheimer’s Disease. |
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While Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger are revisting China, Deng Xiaoping remarks on the strained relations following the Voice of America's depiction of the events in Tianamen Square. He reiterates China's reform of its economic system and stresses the importance of adhering to the "Four Cardinal ... |
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The United Kingdom and France commence bombing of Egypt during the Suez War to force the reopening of the canal. |
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Nevada becomes the 36th state. |
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The "Rebel Legislature" votes Missouri out of the Union. |
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Poet and journalist Philip Freneau establishes the National Gazette, an anti-Washington periodical. |
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Jose Ortega of Gaspa de Portola's expedition, first sets sight on San Francisco bay. |
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Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church. The Theses condemn the selling of indulgences as an abuse and ask for a theological disputation. Soon they were widely copied and printed; within two weeks they spread throughout Germany, and within two months throughout ... |
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