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01 Sep 0069
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Traditional date of destruction of Jerusalem
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01 Sep 0462
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Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. |
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01 Sep 0717
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Siege of Constantinople: The Muslim armada with 1,800 ships, is defeated by the Byzantine navy through the use of Greek fire. |
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01 Sep 0891
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Northmen defeated near Louvaine, France
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01 Sep 1067
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Boudouin VI becomes Earl of Flanders
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01 Sep 1181
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Ubaldo Allucingoli replaces Alexander III as Pope Lucius III
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01 Sep 1267
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Rabbi Moses Ben Nachman establishes a Jewish community in Jerusalem
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01 Sep 1270
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King Stephen V of Hungary writes his walk to the antiquum castellum near Miholjanec, where the Sword of Attila was recently discovered. |
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01 Sep 1355
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King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki. |
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01 Sep 1449
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Tumu Crisis – Mongols capture the Emperor of China. |
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01 Sep 1482
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Krim-Tataren plunders Kiev
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01 Sep 1511
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Council to Pisa opens
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01 Sep 1529
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The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by natives. |
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01 Sep 1532
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Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England. |
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01 Sep 1535
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French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal)
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01 Sep 1547
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Charles demands creation of Imperial League (German state)
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01 Sep 1598
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Spanish King Philip II receives sacraments
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01 Sep 1604
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Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib. |
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01 Sep 1609
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Pieter Both sworn in as 1st Governor-General of East Indies
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01 Sep 1614
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Vincent Fettmich expels Jews from Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany
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01 Sep 1644
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Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause. |
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01 Sep 1647
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French Cardinal Mazarin and Duke of Modena sign treaty against Milan
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01 Sep 1666
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Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed
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01 Sep 1695
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Dutch / English army under King Willem III occupies Names
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01 Sep 1715
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King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years—the longest of any major European monarch. |
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01 Sep 1730
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Benjamin Franklin marries Miss Read
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01 Sep 1739
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35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal
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01 Sep 1752
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Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia
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01 Sep 1763
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Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow |
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01 Sep 1772
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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa forms in California
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01 Sep 1772
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The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California. |
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01 Sep 1774
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Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm. |
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01 Sep 1785
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Mozart publishes 6 string quartet opus 10 in Vienna
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01 Sep 1797
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2nd National Meeting in Hague
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01 Sep 1798
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England signs treaty with nizam of Hyderabad, India
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01 Sep 1799
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Bank of Manhattan Company opens in NYC (forerunner to Chase Manhattan)
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01 Sep 1804
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Juno, one of the four largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding. |
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01 Sep 1807
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Aaron Burr acquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire
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01 Sep 1821
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1st colonies along Santa Fe Trail
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01 Sep 1831
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Charles Darwin travels aboard HMS Beagle
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01 Sep 1831
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The high honor of Order of St. Gregory the Great is established by Pope Gregory XVI of the Vatican State to recognize high support for the Vatican or for the Pope, by a man or a woman, and not necessarily a Roman Catholic. |
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01 Sep 1836
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Reconstruction begins on Synagogue of Rabbi Judah Hasid in Jerusalem
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01 Sep 1836
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Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington. |
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01 Sep 1849
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California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey
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01 Sep 1858
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1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month
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01 Sep 1859
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1st Pullman sleeping car in service
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01 Sep 1859
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R C Carrington and R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare
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01 Sep 1861
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Grant assumes command of Federal forces at Cape Girardeau MI
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01 Sep 1861
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Skirmish at Boone Court House WV and Blue Creek, West Virginia
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01 Sep 1862
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Battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill) Virginia (2100 casualties)
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01 Sep 1862
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Federal tax levied on tobacco
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01 Sep 1862
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American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly – Confederate Army troops defeat a group of retreating Union Army troops in Chantilly, Virginia. |
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01 Sep 1863
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6th Ohio Cavalry ambush at Barbees Crossroads Virginia
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01 Sep 1863
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Federal troops reconquer Fort Smith, Arkansas
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01 Sep 1863
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RR and ferry connection between SF and Oakland inaugurated
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01 Sep 1864
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2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties
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01 Sep 1864
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Battle of Petersburg, Virginia
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01 Sep 1864
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Skirmish at Hood evacuated confederates from Atlanta, Georgia
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01 Sep 1864
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American Civil War: the Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman. |
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01 Sep 1865
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Joseph Lister performs 1st antiseptic surgery
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01 Sep 1866
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Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate
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01 Sep 1867
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Robert T Freeman is 1st black to graduate from Harvard Dental School
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01 Sep 1870
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Napoleon III captured at Sedan
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01 Sep 1870
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Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. |
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01 Sep 1873
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Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande. |
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01 Sep 1874
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28th Postmaster General: Marshall Jewell of Conn takes office
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01 Sep 1874
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Sydney General Post Office opens in Australia
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01 Sep 1878
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1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston)
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01 Sep 1878
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Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company. |
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01 Sep 1880
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The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War |
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01 Sep 1887
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Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established
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01 Sep 1888
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Dutch Railway Deventer-Almelo opens
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01 Sep 1890
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1st baseball tripleheader-Boston vs. Pittsburgh
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01 Sep 1894
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Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota. |
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01 Sep 1897
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The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America. |
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01 Sep 1898
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Dutch soccer team Receiver forms
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01 Sep 1898
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Lord Kitcheners army bombs Omdurman Sudan
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01 Sep 1901
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Construction begins on New York Stock Exchange
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01 Sep 1902
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event
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Tinker, Evers, and Chance appear together for 1st time
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01 Sep 1902
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A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, is released in France. |
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01 Sep 1905
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Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces
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01 Sep 1905
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Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation. |
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01 Sep 1906
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Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time
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01 Sep 1906
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British New Guinea becomes Australian Papua New Guinea
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01 Sep 1906
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New York Highlanders win 6th game in 3 days from Washington (3 straight DHs)
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01 Sep 1906
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Papua placed under Australian administration
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01 Sep 1906
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The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established. |
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01 Sep 1911
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M Fourny sets world aircraft distance record of 720 km
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01 Sep 1911
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The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship. |
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01 Sep 1913
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event
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George Bernard Shaws "Androcles & the Lion, " premieres in London
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01 Sep 1913
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Yuan Shikai captures Nanjing "2nd Chinese revolution"
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01 Sep 1914
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event
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34th US Mens Tennis: R Norris W III beats M E McLoughlin (63 86 10-8)
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01 Sep 1914
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Lord Kitchener arrives in Paris
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01 Sep 1914
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event
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Von Glucks army meets up with British expeditionary army
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01 Sep 1914
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St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd. |
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01 Sep 1914
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event
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The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo. |
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01 Sep 1916
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Bulgaria declares war on Romania
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01 Sep 1916
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event
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Keating-Owen Act (child labor banned from interstate commerce)
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01 Sep 1918
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event
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Baseball season ends due to WWI
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01 Sep 1918
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event
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Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against Browns
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01 Sep 1918
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event
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US troops land in Vladivostok, Siberia, stay until 1920
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01 Sep 1920
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France creates Lebanon
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01 Sep 1920
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New townhall of Rotterdam opens
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01 Sep 1920
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The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent. |
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01 Sep 1921
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event
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Nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St. NYC (Billy Rose, Trafalgar)
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01 Sep 1922
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New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards"
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01 Sep 1923
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event
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18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)
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01 Sep 1923
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event
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7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo andYokohama, kills 142,000
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01 Sep 1923
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event
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US beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup
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01 Sep 1923
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The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people. |
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01 Sep 1924
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Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake
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01 Sep 1925
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event
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Pierre de Coubertin steps down as Chairman of International Olympic Committee
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01 Sep 1926
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event
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British Columbia Rugby Football Union forms
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01 Sep 1926
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Turkey allows civil marriage
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01 Sep 1928
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Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as King
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01 Sep 1928
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Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king. |
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01 Sep 1930
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event
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New York World reports disappearance of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Crater
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01 Sep 1931
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event
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Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and his 6th HR in consecutive games
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01 Sep 1932
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event
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New York City Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges)
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01 Sep 1934
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event
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Spelling-Marchand Laws enforced
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01 Sep 1934
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event
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SMJK Sam Tet is founded by Father Fourgs from the St. Michael Church, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. |
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01 Sep 1936
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event
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Middleweight Staff Roth KOs Heinz Lazek
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01 Sep 1937
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event
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4th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 6, Green Bay 0 (84,560)
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01 Sep 1937
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event
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Battle of Gijon in Spain begins
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01 Sep 1938
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Mussolini cancels civil rights of Italian Jews
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01 Sep 1939
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Hitler orders extermination of mentally ill
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01 Sep 1939
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event
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Physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes"
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01 Sep 1939
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event
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Switzerland proclaims neutrality
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01 Sep 1939
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WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig
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01 Sep 1939
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World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. |
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01 Sep 1939
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General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army. |
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01 Sep 1939
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The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date. |
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01 Sep 1939
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Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Army (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization). |
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01 Sep 1939
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Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people. |
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01 Sep 1940
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event
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Gen George Marshall sworn in as Chief of Staff of US army
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01 Sep 1941
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event
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Jews living in Germany are required to wear a yellow Jewish star
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01 Sep 1942
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event
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Fed judge upholds detention of Japanese-Americans
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01 Sep 1942
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event
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German troops land on Taman peninsula
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01 Sep 1944
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event
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Bulgaria government of Bagrjanow, resigns
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01 Sep 1944
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event
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King George VI promotes Montgomery to field marshal
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01 Sep 1945
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event
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Japan surrenders ending WWII (US date, 9 / 2 in Japan)
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01 Sep 1945
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event
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Phillies Vince DiMaggio ties NL record with 4th grand slam of season
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01 Sep 1946
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event
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Greece votes for monarchy
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01 Sep 1947
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event
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New York Giants 183-185 HR of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936
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01 Sep 1948
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event
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Bradman scores 143 Aust vs. South of England, 17 fours 1 six
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01 Sep 1949
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event
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1st network detective series-Private Eyes-premieres
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01 Sep 1949
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event
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KMTV TV channel 3 in Omaha, NB (CBS / NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1949
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event
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Viljo Heino runs world record 10k (29:27.2)
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01 Sep 1950
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13 North Korean divisions open assault on UN lines
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01 Sep 1950
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West Berlin granted a constitution
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01 Sep 1951
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Prime Minister Ben-Gurion orders establishment of Israeli secret service Mossad
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01 Sep 1951
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US, Australia and New Zealand sign ANZUS treaty
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01 Sep 1951
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The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty. |
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01 Sep 1952
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Sutro Baths, SF purchased by George Whitney
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01 Sep 1952
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Willem Drees forms new Dutch government
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01 Sep 1952
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The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published. |
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01 Sep 1953
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Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship
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01 Sep 1953
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event
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WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, SC (CBS) 1st broadcast
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01 Sep 1953
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event
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WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (MET) begins
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01 Sep 1954
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Hurricane Carol strikes Long Island / New England, kills 68
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01 Sep 1954
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event
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Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cin Red to hit 40 HRs en route to 49
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01 Sep 1955
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2 Egyptian fighters shot down over Israel
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01 Sep 1955
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event
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KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1956
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Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory
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01 Sep 1956
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event
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KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1957
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event
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Excursion train crashed into a ravine killing 175, injuring 400
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01 Sep 1957
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event
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WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1957
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event
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WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, PA (NBC) 1st broadcast
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01 Sep 1957
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event
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WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, Florida (ABC / NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1958
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event
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open
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01 Sep 1958
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event
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Iceland expands its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom, beginning the Cod Wars. |
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01 Sep 1961
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1st conference of neutral countries held in Belgrade
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01 Sep 1961
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The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of the Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate. |
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01 Sep 1962
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12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran
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01 Sep 1962
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event
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KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1962
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UN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion
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01 Sep 1963
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Language laws in Belgium goes into effect causing a riot
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01 Sep 1963
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate
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01 Sep 1963
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event
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WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1964
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event
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Masanori Murakami is 1st Japanese player in majors (NY Mets)
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01 Sep 1966
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event
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KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1967
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event
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KMNE TV channel 7 in Bassett, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1967
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event
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San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, in 21 innings
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01 Sep 1967
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event
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WIRT TV channel 13 in Hibbing, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Sep 1967
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event
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WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, Georgia (IND) begins
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01 Sep 1967
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The Khmer–Chinese Friendship Association is banned in Cambodia |
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01 Sep 1968
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event
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Carol Mann wins LPGA Willow Park Ladies Golf Invitational
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01 Sep 1968
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event
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Earthquake destroys Ferdows Persia, 2,000 killed
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01 Sep 1968
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event
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Pirate Radio Marina (Netherlands) begins transmitting
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01 Sep 1969
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event
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Libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris
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01 Sep 1969
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A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power. |
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01 Sep 1969
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event
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Trần Thiện Khiêm becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu. |
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01 Sep 1970
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event
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Failed assassination attempt on Jordanian King Hussain
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01 Sep 1970
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event
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Jose Velasco Ibarra re-elected President of Ecuador
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01 Sep 1970
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Attempted assassination of King Hussein of Jordan by Palestinian guerrillas, who attack his motorcade. |
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01 Sep 1971
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John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of US Open
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01 Sep 1971
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Qatar declares independence from Britain
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01 Sep 1971
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event
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Rolling Stones sue manager Allen Klein
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01 Sep 1972
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event
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Bobby Fischer (US) defeats Boris Spassky (USSR) for world chess title
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01 Sep 1972
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Egypt and Libya form federation
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01 Sep 1972
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event
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In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky to become the world chess champion. |
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01 Sep 1973
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74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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01 Sep 1973
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event
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George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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01 Sep 1974
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event
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Dutch law against pirate radio goes into effect
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01 Sep 1974
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event
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Jane Blalock / Sue Roberts wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open
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01 Sep 1974
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Train accident at Zagreb Yugoslavia, 121 killed
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01 Sep 1974
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The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353 km/h). |
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01 Sep 1975
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All political parties forbidden in Bangladesh
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01 Sep 1975
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Gunsmoke resigns the air
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01 Sep 1975
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KOL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KMPS
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01 Sep 1975
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New York Met Tom Seaver is 1st to strike out 200 in 8 consecutive seasons
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01 Sep 1975
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New York City transit fare rises from 35 cents to 50 cents
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01 Sep 1976
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NASA launches space vehicle S-197
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01 Sep 1976
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New Jersey Meadowlands racetrack opens
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01 Sep 1976
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Wayne L Hays, (Rep-D-Oh), resigns (scandal with Elizabeth Ray)
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01 Sep 1977
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1st TRS-80 Model I computer sold
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01 Sep 1978
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#4655 Marjoriika, #4814 Casacci, #5344 Ryabov, #6262 Javid and #8064
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01 Sep 1978
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Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia
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01 Sep 1978
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Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV
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01 Sep 1979
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Debbie Boone and Gabriel Ferrer wed in LA
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01 Sep 1979
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LA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask
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01 Sep 1979
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Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings
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01 Sep 1979
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The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi). |
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01 Sep 1980
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Dutch embassy in Israel moves from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv
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01 Sep 1980
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
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01 Sep 1980
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Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ends near Thunder Bay, Ontario. |
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01 Sep 1980
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Major General Chun Doo-hwan becomes President of South Korea, following the resignation of Choi Kyu-hah. |
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01 Sep 1981
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Military coup under general Kolingba in Central African Republic, President Dacko flees
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01 Sep 1981
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RKO radio network is 1st to offer 2 separate overnight services
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01 Sep 1981
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RKO radio network premieres America Overnight talk show
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01 Sep 1981
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A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko. |
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01 Sep 1982
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Max speedometer reading mandated at 85 mph
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01 Sep 1982
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Mexico President Lopez Portillo nationalizes banks
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01 Sep 1982
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Palestinian Liberation Organization leaves Lebanon
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01 Sep 1982
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The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. |
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01 Sep 1983
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Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet
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01 Sep 1983
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WGH-AM in Newport News VA changes call letters to WNSY
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01 Sep 1983
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Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board die, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald. |
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01 Sep 1985
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Cyclist Joop Zoetemelk becomes world champion
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01 Sep 1985
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US-French expedition locates wreckage of Titanic off Newfoundland
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01 Sep 1985
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A joint American–French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. |
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01 Sep 1986
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Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
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01 Sep 1986
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Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album
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01 Sep 1986
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Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
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01 Sep 1987
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15 yr old Michael Chang is youngest man to win US Tennis Open match
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01 Sep 1987
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Smoking forbidden in public buildings in Belgium
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01 Sep 1989
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"Anything Goes" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 804 performances
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01 Sep 1989
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Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announce their separation
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01 Sep 1990
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"Heidi Chronicles" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 621 performances
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01 Sep 1990
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Gelindo Bordin sets European marathon record (2:14:02)
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01 Sep 1990
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Highest combined CFL score (111), Toronto Argonauts beat BC 68-43
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01 Sep 1991
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Hiromi Taniguchi wins 3rd world championship marathon (2:14:57)
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01 Sep 1991
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Richard J Kerr, serves as acting Director of CIA
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01 Sep 1991
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Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union. |
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01 Sep 1992
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New York City police commisioner Brown resigns
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01 Sep 1992
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Tommy Smothers undergoes arthroscopic surgery
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01 Sep 1993
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"White Liars / Black Comedy" opens at Criterion NYC for 38 performances
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01 Sep 1993
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Goran Ivanisevic and Daniel Nestor play longest tie-break in US Tennis
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01 Sep 1995
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Infinity Radio agrees to voluntarily pay $1.7 million to US Treasury
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01 Sep 1995
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New York City reinstates the death penalty
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01 Sep 1995
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland Ohio
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01 Sep 1996
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Baltimore Ravens (Cleveland Browns) 1st NFL game, beat Oakland Raiders, 17-14
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01 Sep 1997
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Cartoon Channel premieres in Japan
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01 Sep 1997
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Cindy Figg-Currier wins LPGA State Farm Rail Classic
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01 Sep 1997
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The death of Diana, Princess of Wales is announced by Buckingham Palace. |
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01 Sep 2004
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The Beslan school hostage crisis commences when armed terrorists take children and adults hostage in Beslan in North Ossetia, Russia. |
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