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1995
Chechen rebels take 2,000 people hostage in a hospital in Russia.
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1989
Congressman William Gray, an African American, is elected Democratic Whip of the House of Representatives.
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1985
Gunmen hijack a passenger jet over the Middle East.
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1982
Argentina surrenders to the United Kingdom ending the Falkland Islands War.
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1965
A military triumvirate takes control in Saigon, South Vietnam.
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1954
Americans take part in the first nation-wide civil defense test against atomic attack.
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1951
UNIVAC, the first computer built for commercial purposes, is demonstrated in Philadelphia by Dr. John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, Jr.
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1949
The State of Vietnam is formed.
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1946
Donald Trump, former New York real estate mogul and 45th president of the United States.
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1945
Burma is liberated by the British.
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1944
Boeing B-29 bombers conduct their first raid against mainland Japan.
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1942
The Supreme Court rules that requiring students to salute the American flag is unconstitutional.
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1940
German forces occupy Paris.
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1933
Jerzy Kosinski, Polish-American novelist (The Painted Bird, Being There).
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1932
Representative Edward Eslick dies on the floor of the House of Representatives while pleading for the passage of the bonus bill.