| 1993 - | Israel and the PLO signed an historic agreement at the White House, USA |
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| 1989 - | Britain`s biggest ever banking computer error gave customers an extra £2 billion in a period of 30 minutes 99.3 per cent of the money was reportedly returned |
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| 1988 - | Jamica and Mexico were struck by a hurricane, causing extensive damage |
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| 1959 - | Luna 2,launched by the USSR, became the first spacecraft to reach the Moon |
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| 1942 - | German forces began their attack on the Russian city of Stalingrad |
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| 1910 - | Regina Rugby Club forms |
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| 1909 - | Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park) |
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| 1907 - | Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Foot Ball |
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| 1906 - | 1st airplane flight in Europe |
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| 1788 - | New York became the capital of the United States (later replaced by Washington) |
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| 1759 - | The British defeated the French at the Battle of Quebec, Canada |
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