| 1991 - | In its first free elections since the collapse of communism, Lithuania rejected the Communist Party |
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| 1981 - | The engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana was announced |
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| 1969 - | Mariner 6, the first spacecraft to fly by Mars, was launched |
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| 1968 - | The discovery of the first pulsar in space was announced |
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| 1946 - | Juan Peron was elected as the President of Argentina |
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| 1938 - | Nylon toothbrush bristles were first produced in the US - the first commercial use of nylon. |
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| 1938 - | Nylon was commercially used for the first time in toothbrush bristles |
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| 1932 - | Malcolm Campbell beat his own land speed record in Bluebird at Daytona Beach, US he reached a speed of 408.88 kph/253.96 mph. |
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| 1932 - | Malcolm Campbell set a new land speed record in 'Bluebird', in the USA |
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| 1920 - | Nancy Astor became the first woman to address Parliament |
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| 1905 - | Simplon tunnel in Switzerland completed |
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| 1905 - | The Simplon Tunnel through the Alps was completed. |
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| 1903 - | US signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba |
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| 1902 - | Battle at Yzer Spruit |
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| 1810 - | Henry Cavendish, English physicist, died. |
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| 1582 - | The Gregorian Calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII it replaced the Julian Calendar, but was not adopted in Britain until 1752. |
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