1636 Harvard University (Boston) established
1793-Eli Whitney applies for a patent on the cotton gin
1918-Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up
1922-Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government
1929-First child born in aircraft, Miami, Fl
1936-FDR rededicates Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary
1948-Flag of Israel is adopted
1962-Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis
1970-U.S./USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts
1971-England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit
1978-Donald Ritchie ran the fastest 100 Km ever, doing it in 7.2722
1982-NASA launches RCA-E
1988-Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to U Wash library
1793-Eli Whitney applies for a patent on the cotton gin
1918-Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up
1922-Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government
1929-First child born in aircraft, Miami, Fl
1936-FDR rededicates Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary
1948-Flag of Israel is adopted
1962-Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis
1970-U.S./USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts
1971-England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit
1978-Donald Ritchie ran the fastest 100 Km ever, doing it in 7.2722
1982-NASA launches RCA-E
1988-Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to U Wash library
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