| 1986 - | The 'Pass Laws' in South Africa were abolished |
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| 1983 - | The government agreed to phase out the lead additives in petrol |
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| 1968 - | An oil tycoon bought the old London Bridge, and shipped it stone by stone to the USA |
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| 1955 - | Albert Einstein, German-born US physicist, died |
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| 1955 - | Albert Einstein, the world famous physicist, died |
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| 1949 - | The Republic of Ireland was created |
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| 1934 - | The first launderette, called a washeteria, was opened in Fort Worth, Texas. |
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| 1909 - | Joan of Arc declared a saint |
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| 1908 - | Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title |
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| 1907 - | Augustus Thomas Witching Hour, premieres in NYC |
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| 1907 - | Fairmont Hotel opens |
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| 1906 - | Calvinist Reformed Union in Neth Church forms in Utrecht |
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| 1906 - | San Francisco 8.25 earthquake and fire kills 425 and destroys most of city |
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| 1902 - | Denmark is 1st country to adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals |
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| 1881 - | The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, UK, was opened |
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| 1881 - | The Natural History Museum in London was opened |
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| 1775 - | The American War of Independence, against the British, began |
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| 1689 - | Judge Jeffreys (of the 'booody assizes') died in the Tower Of London |
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