| 1997 - | First user friendly cartoon |
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| 1970 - | The USSR`s Luna 17 landed on the Sea of Rains on the moon, and released the first moonwalker vehicle |
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| 1955 - | Anglesey in North Wales became the first authority in Britain to introduce fluoride into the drinking water |
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| 1945 - | New world air speed record 606 mph (975 kph) set by HJ Wilson of RAF |
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| 1917 - | Auguste Rodin, the French sculptor of 'The Kiss' & 'The Thinker', died at Meudon near Paris |
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| 1913 - | Panama Canal opens |
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| 1904 - | George Cohans musical Little Johnny Jones, premieres in NYC |
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| 1869 - | An Englishman, James Moore, won the first cycle race from Paris to Rouen |
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| 1869 - | After work lasting ten years, the 100 mile long Suez Canal was opened |
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| 1800 - | The United States Congress met for the first time |
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| 1558 - | Queen Mary I, known as 'Bloody Mary', died in St James's Palace London; succeeded by Elizabeth I |
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