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09 Feb 0474
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Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. |
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09 Feb 1267
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Synod of Breslau orders Jews of Silesia to wear special caps
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09 Feb 1499
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France and Venice sign treaty against Milan
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09 Feb 1537
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Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England
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09 Feb 1540
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The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester)
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09 Feb 1554
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Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated
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09 Feb 1555
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Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake. |
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09 Feb 1574
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Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht
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09 Feb 1621
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Alexander Ludovisi is elected Pope Gregory XV (-1623)
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09 Feb 1621
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Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation. |
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09 Feb 1654
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The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War. |
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09 Feb 1674
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English reconquer New York from Netherlands
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09 Feb 1742
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British ex-premier Walpole becomes Earl of Orford
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09 Feb 1744
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Battle at Toulon (French / Spanish vs. English fleet of Admiral Matthews)
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09 Feb 1775
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English Parliament declares Mass colony is in rebellion
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09 Feb 1775
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American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion. |
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09 Feb 1788
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Austria declares war on Russia
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09 Feb 1788
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The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp. |
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09 Feb 1799
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USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgents off Nevis, W I
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09 Feb 1807
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French Sanhedrin convened by Napoleon
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09 Feb 1822
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American Indian Society organizes
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09 Feb 1825
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House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th US President
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09 Feb 1825
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After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States. |
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09 Feb 1849
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Roman Republic declared
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09 Feb 1849
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New Roman Republic established |
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09 Feb 1861
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Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the US Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states
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09 Feb 1861
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Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected President and VP of CSA
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09 Feb 1861
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Tennessee votes against secession
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09 Feb 1861
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American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama. |
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09 Feb 1863
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Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane
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09 Feb 1867
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Nebraska becomes 37th US state
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09 Feb 1870
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US Army establishes US National Weather Service
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09 Feb 1870
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US president Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau. |
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09 Feb 1871
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Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress
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09 Feb 1885
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1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii
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09 Feb 1886
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President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence
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09 Feb 1889
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US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency. |
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09 Feb 1891
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1st shipment of asparagus arrives in SF from Sacramento
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09 Feb 1893
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Canal builder De Lesseps and others sentenced to prison for fraud
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09 Feb 1895
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1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3)
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09 Feb 1895
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Volleyball invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts
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09 Feb 1895
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William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball. |
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09 Feb 1900
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Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup
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09 Feb 1900
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The Davis Cup competition is established. |
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09 Feb 1904
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Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes. |
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09 Feb 1906
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Natal proclaims state of siege in Zulu uprising
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09 Feb 1909
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1st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium)
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09 Feb 1909
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1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio
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09 Feb 1912
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US Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion
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09 Feb 1913
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A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth. |
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09 Feb 1916
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NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20)
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09 Feb 1918
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Army chaplain school organizes at Ft Monroe, Virginia
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09 Feb 1920
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International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard
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09 Feb 1920
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Joint Rules Com bans foreign substances and alterations to baseballs
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09 Feb 1920
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Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized. |
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09 Feb 1922
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Italian government of Bonomi falls
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09 Feb 1922
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Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii
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09 Feb 1922
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Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. |
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09 Feb 1923
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Soviet Aeroflot airlines forms
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09 Feb 1924
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Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR
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09 Feb 1925
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German Minister Stresemann proposes security treaty with France
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09 Feb 1925
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Haifa Technion (Israel), opens
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09 Feb 1926
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Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools
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09 Feb 1929
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USSR, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania sign Litvinov Pact
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09 Feb 1932
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America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time
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09 Feb 1932
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US airship Columbia crashes during storm (Flushing, NY)
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09 Feb 1934
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Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey & Romania)
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09 Feb 1934
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The Balkan Entente is formed. |
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09 Feb 1935
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
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09 Feb 1939
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Belgian Spaak government falls
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09 Feb 1940
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Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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09 Feb 1941
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British troops conquer El Agheila
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09 Feb 1942
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Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US
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09 Feb 1942
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Japanese troops land near Makassar, South Celebes
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09 Feb 1942
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Philadelphia "Phillies" change nickname (temporarily) to "Phils"
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09 Feb 1942
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Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources. |
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09 Feb 1942
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World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war. |
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09 Feb 1943
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FDR orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry
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09 Feb 1943
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German riots at "plutocratenzoontjes, " 1,200 in Vught Camp
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09 Feb 1943
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Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal, ends epic battle
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09 Feb 1943
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Nazis arrest Dutch sons of rich parents
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09 Feb 1943
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NL seeks buyer for Phillies, as owner Gerry Nugent, falls in arrears
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09 Feb 1943
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World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal. |
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09 Feb 1944
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U-734 / U-238 sunk off Ireland
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09 Feb 1945
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WAAF-corporal flies along the tail of a Spitfire
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09 Feb 1945
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World War II: A force of Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway. |
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09 Feb 1945
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World War II: The Battle of the Atlantic – HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat. |
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09 Feb 1946
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Dutch Labor Party (Dutch Social Democratic Party) forms
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09 Feb 1947
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Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia
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09 Feb 1948
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WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
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09 Feb 1950
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Sen Joseph McCarthy charges State Department infested with 205 communists
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09 Feb 1950
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Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists. |
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09 Feb 1951
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St. Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45
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09 Feb 1951
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Korean War: Geochang massacre |
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09 Feb 1953
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"Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication
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09 Feb 1953
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General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th Director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting Director of CIA
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09 Feb 1953
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WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA (ABC) 1st broadcast
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09 Feb 1954
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Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy
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09 Feb 1955
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Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts crematory law
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09 Feb 1955
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US federations of trade unions merge into AFL / CIO
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09 Feb 1956
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KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast
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09 Feb 1956
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R Lacoste follows Catroux as Premier of Algeria
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09 Feb 1959
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The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR. |
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09 Feb 1960
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AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact
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09 Feb 1961
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Joseph Ileo appointed Premier of Congo
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09 Feb 1962
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Jamaica signs agreement to become independent
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09 Feb 1963
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1st flight of Boeing 727 jet
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09 Feb 1963
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7th largest snowfall in NYC history (42.4 cm, 16.7")
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09 Feb 1964
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1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)
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09 Feb 1964
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9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
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09 Feb 1964
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GI Joe character created
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09 Feb 1964
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Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs. England on debut at Delhi
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09 Feb 1964
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The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers across the USA. |
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09 Feb 1965
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Vietnam War: The first United States troops with a combat mission, a Marine Corps Hawk air defense missile battalion, are sent to South Vietnam. |
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09 Feb 1966
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Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points
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09 Feb 1968
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Rotterdam metro opened by Princess Beatrix
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09 Feb 1969
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Boeing 747 made its 1st commercial flight
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09 Feb 1969
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KGTO TV channel 36 in Fayetteville, AR (ABC / NBC) begins broadcasting
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09 Feb 1969
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First test flight of the Boeing 747. |
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09 Feb 1971
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Apollo 14 returns to Earth
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09 Feb 1971
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Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family
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09 Feb 1971
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Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball HOF
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09 Feb 1971
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Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned Moon landing. |
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09 Feb 1971
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Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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09 Feb 1971
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The Sylmar earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley area of California. |
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09 Feb 1974
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"Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41
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09 Feb 1974
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill
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09 Feb 1974
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
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09 Feb 1975
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic
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09 Feb 1975
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Soyuz 17 returns to Earth
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09 Feb 1975
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The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth. |
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09 Feb 1979
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21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey
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09 Feb 1979
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ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special
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09 Feb 1979
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Nigeria amends constitution
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09 Feb 1980
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Rick Barry, Houston, is 1st in NBA to score 8, 3-pt goals in a game
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09 Feb 1982
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34th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington
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09 Feb 1983
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Belgium buys 44 F-16s
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09 Feb 1984
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"Rink" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 204 performances
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09 Feb 1986
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Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed President of South Yemen
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09 Feb 1986
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Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title
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09 Feb 1986
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
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09 Feb 1986
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West German team swims world record 4x200 m freestyle (7:05.17)
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09 Feb 1986
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Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System. |
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09 Feb 1987
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Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide
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09 Feb 1987
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New York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club
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09 Feb 1988
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39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St. Louis
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09 Feb 1988
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NH begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends February 1991)
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09 Feb 1989
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Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games
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09 Feb 1990
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"Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV
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09 Feb 1990
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Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5k (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13)
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09 Feb 1990
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Galileo flies by Venus
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09 Feb 1991
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"This Is Ponderous" by 2nu peaks at #46
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09 Feb 1991
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Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73)
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09 Feb 1991
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Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him
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09 Feb 1991
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US Supreme Court agrees to hear Joseph Doherty case
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09 Feb 1991
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Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration
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09 Feb 1991
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Voters in Lithuania vote for independence. |
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09 Feb 1992
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"2 Shakespearean Actors" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 29 performances
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09 Feb 1992
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42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando
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09 Feb 1992
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Fastest yodeler-22 tones / 15 falsetto in 1 sec by Thomas School of Germ
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09 Feb 1992
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Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07m)
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09 Feb 1992
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Jani Sievinen swims world record 400m medley (4:07.10)
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09 Feb 1992
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NBA All Star Game - West beats East 153-113
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09 Feb 1992
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Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary
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09 Feb 1993
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Army of opium King Khun Sa kills 60 in NE Burma
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09 Feb 1995
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"Heiress" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 340 performances
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09 Feb 1995
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Irina Privalova runs female world record 50m (5.96 seconds)
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09 Feb 1996
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WYNY-FM in NYC changes calls to WKTU-FM
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09 Feb 1996
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The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf. |
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09 Feb 1997
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11th American Comedy Award: Debbie Reynolds
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09 Feb 1997
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47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland
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09 Feb 1997
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Fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode the longest-running animated series in cartoon history
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09 Feb 1997
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Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am
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09 Feb 1997
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LG Senior Golf Championship
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09 Feb 1997
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Palm Beach National LPGA Pro-Am
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09 Feb 1997
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Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games
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09 Feb 1998
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6th annual ESPY Awards
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09 Feb 1998
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Failed assassination attempt on Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze
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09 Feb 2001
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The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School. |
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09 Feb 2013
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A 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest Colombia causing major disruption to the region and injuring at least 15 people. |
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