| 1994 - | Syria declared its commitment to peace with Israel |
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| 1991 - | Gulf War begins |
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| 1991 - | Operation 'Desert Storm' began against Iraq, for its invasion of Kuwait |
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| 1979 - | The ruler of Iran, the Shah, left his country |
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| 1969 - | The Soviets carried out the first manual docking of a spacecraft in orbit |
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| 1967 - | Robert Van de Graff, US nuclear physicist, died. |
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| 1929 - | 'The Listener' magazine was published for the first time |
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| 1920 - | The United States began its prohibiton era, banning the sale of alcohol |
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| 1911 - | Pandora becomes 1st 2-man sailboat to round Cape Horn west to east |
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| 1909 - | British explorer Ernest Shackleton finds magnetic south pole |
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| 1909 - | David, Mawson and Mackay reach south magnetic pole |
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| 1908 - | Pinnacles National Monument, Calif established |
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| 1906 - | -13] Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco) |
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| 1906 - | -Apr 13] Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco) |
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| 1905 - | Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months |
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| 1905 - | Stanley Cup |
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| 1809 - | There were attempted risings against Napoleon in Germany |
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