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1860
- Pony Express mail service began -- in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, TN, at age 39.(1968)
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United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. (1917)
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1946: United Nations assemble for first time
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1928 - Mae West made her glamorous debut on Broadway in the classic production of "Diamond Lil".
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Arbor Day was observed in every state in the Union, principally through school programs. (1907)
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1921 - The first live sports event on radio took place this day over KDKA radio.
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The polio vaccine of Dr. Jonas Salk was called "safe, effective, and potent." (1955)
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IRS Day Filing deadline changed to tomorrow at midnight
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1862, President Lincoln signed an act abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia
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Death
of Benjamin Franklin, US scientist and statesman. (1790)
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London Bridge was sold to an American. It was rebuilt in Arizona. (1968)
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The first Boston Marathon was run. (1897)
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the practice of busing for racial desegregation.(1971)
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Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), author of the novel Huckleberry Finn, died at the age of 74. (1910)
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1961: JFK accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs
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The worst nuclear power plant accident in history occurred at Chernobyl, near Kiev, U.S.S.R. (1986)
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Rocky Marciano retired as undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion.(1956)
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Boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army. (1967)
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