| 1990 - | A Van Gogh painting, 'Portrait Of Dr. Gachet' was sold for a record amount |
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| 1988 - | Soviet troops began their withdrawl from Afghanistan |
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| 1987 - | Rita Hayworth, the American film actress, died |
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| 1972 - | The Queen went on a state visit to France |
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| 1961 - | Filming began on the epic 'Lawrence of Arabia' |
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| 1957 - | Britain exploded the first British thermonuclear bomb in megaton range at Christmas Island, in the Central Pacific |
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| 1957 - | Britan exploded a test thermonuclear bomb on Christmas Island |
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| 1911 - | British house of commons accept Parliament Bill |
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| 1911 - | Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Indiana University, incorporates |
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| 1911 - | Supreme Court dissolves Standard Oil (Sherman Antitrust Act) |
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| 1908 - | Artist Claude Monet destroyed some of his paintings which he didn't like |
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| 1906 - | NY Giants Hooks Wiltse strikes out 4 batters in 1 inning |
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| 1905 - | Las Vegas Nevada founded |
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| 1905 - | Pierre de Brazza reaches Leopoldville |
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| 1902 - | Lyman Gilmore is 1st person to fly a powered craft |
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| 1902 - | Portugal bankrupt by revolt in Angola |
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| 1902 - | Portugal declared itself bankrupt |
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