| 1983 - | The British film Gandhi won eight Oscars |
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| 1982 - | The naval blockade of the Falklands, by the British, began |
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| 1981 - | The US space shuttle Columbia was launched from Cape Canaveral |
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| 1961 - | Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the Earth |
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| 1961 - | Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the Earth |
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| 1945 - | Franklin D. Roosvelt, the 32nd American President, died |
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| 1911 - | 1st non-stop London-Paris flight (Pierre Prier in 3h56m) |
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| 1909 - | Philadelphias Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium) opens |
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| 1908 - | Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts |
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| 1907 - | Belgium govt of De Stain de Naeyer, resigns |
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| 1905 - | French Dufaux brothers test helicopter |
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| 1905 - | Hippodrome arena opens (NYC) |
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| 1861 - | The American Civil War began between the Union & Confederate states |
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| 1606 - | The Union Jack was adopted as the official flag of England |
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