On this day...
1775-U.S. Marine Corps established by Congress
1801-Kentucky outlaws dueling
1891-First Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting held (in Boston)
1898-Race riot in Wilmington NC (8 blacks killed)
1917-41 suffragists are arrested in front of the White House
1918-Independence of Poland proclaimed by Jozef Pilsudski
1919-First observance of National Book Week
1969-"Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV
1975-PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses UN in NYC
1975-U.N. General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism
1978-Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks
1984-Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to MD 42-40
1988-China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938
1988-N.Y.'s MTA announces it may replace tokens with credit card type passes
1989-Germans begin punching holes in the Berlin Wall
1990-Lebanon releases 2 French hostages (Camille Sontag & Marcel Coudari)
1775-U.S. Marine Corps established by Congress
1801-Kentucky outlaws dueling
1891-First Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting held (in Boston)
1898-Race riot in Wilmington NC (8 blacks killed)
1917-41 suffragists are arrested in front of the White House
1918-Independence of Poland proclaimed by Jozef Pilsudski
1919-First observance of National Book Week
1969-"Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV
1975-PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses UN in NYC
1975-U.N. General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism
1978-Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks
1984-Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to MD 42-40
1988-China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938
1988-N.Y.'s MTA announces it may replace tokens with credit card type passes
1989-Germans begin punching holes in the Berlin Wall
1990-Lebanon releases 2 French hostages (Camille Sontag & Marcel Coudari)
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