| 1993 - | Leon Theremin, Russian inventor, died |
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| 1992 - | Bill Clinton won the US Presidential elections with a 'landslide' victory over George Bush |
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| 1991 - | The New york marathon was won by a British runner, Liz McColgan |
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| 1985 - | Two French agents were found guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior' |
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| 1976 - | The first 100,000 pound Premium Bond was won by an anonymous person |
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| 1975 - | The North Sea pipeline, the first to be built underwater, was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II |
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| 1957 - | The Russian dog, Laika, became the first in space aboard Sputnik II |
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| 1957 - | The Russians launched a dog named Laika into space, the first living creature to leave the earth |
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| 1949 - | The BBC purchased the Shepherds Bush Studios from the Rank Organisation |
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| 1927 - | Turkey adopted the Roman alphabet, abolishing the use of Arabic |
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| 1908 - | William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th pres over William Jennings Bryan |
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| 1903 - | Colombia grants Panama independence |
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| 1900 - | 1st US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC) |
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| 1706 - | A violent earthquake occurred in the Abruzzi, Italy, killing some 15,000 inhabitants |
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| 1493 - | Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage of discovery, sighted Dominica, in the West Indies |
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