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1981
One technician is killed and two others are injured during a routine test on space shuttle Columbia.
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1963
In Costa Rica, President John F. Kennedy and six Latin American presidents pledge to fight Communism.
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1949
The Soviet People’s Council signs the constitution of the German Democratic Republic, and declares that the North Atlantic Treaty is merely a war weapon.
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1947
Chiang Kai-Shek’s government forces take control of Yenan, the former headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party.
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1945
Adolf Hitler orders a scorched-earth policy for his retreating German armies in the west and east.
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1944
The German 352nd Infantry Division deploys along the coast of France.
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1936
The Soviet Union signs a pact of assistance with Mongolia against Japan.
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1935
The British fire on 20,000 Muslims in India, killing 23.
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1933
Phillip Roth, American novelist and short-story writer (Portnoy’s Complaint).
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1931
The state of Nevada legalizes gambling.
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1925
Brent Scrowcroft, Lt. Gen. (USAF), National Security Advisor to President George H.W. Bush.
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1924
U.S. troops are rushed to Tegucigalpa as rebel forces take the Honduran capital.
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1920
The U.S. Senate rejects the Versailles Treaty for the second time.
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1918
Congress authorizes Daylight Savings Time.
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1917
The Adamson Act, eight hour day for railroad workers, is ruled constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.