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1970
Paul McCartney announces the official break-up of the Beatles.
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1968
Murdered civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is buried.
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1966
The statue of Winston Churchill is dedicated at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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1963
Winston Churchill becomes the first honorary U.S. citizen.
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1950
Comedian Bob Hope makes his first television appearance.
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1945
The Red Army is repulsed at the Seelow Heights on the outskirts of Berlin.
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1942
In the Battle of Bataan, American and Filipino forces are overwhelmed by the Japanese Army.
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1940
Germany invades Norway and Denmark.
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1926
Hugh Hefner, founder and publisher of Playboy magazine.
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1921
Russo-Polish conflict ends with signing of the Riga Treaty.
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1917
The Battle of Arras begins as Canadian troops begin a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
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1916
The German army launches its third offensive during the Battle of Verdun.
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1905
J. William Fulbright, U.S. senator from Arkansas.
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1900
British forces route Boers at Kroonstadt, South Africa.
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1898
Paul Robeson, actor and activist.