1877-Catcher's mask first used in a baseball game
1940-Italy annexes Albania
1946-Syria gains independence from France
1953-Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston
1958-Flemish Open air museum opens in Bokrijk
1961-Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin becomes 1st person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1)
1973-France recognizes North Vietnam
1988-Harvard University patents genetically engineered mouse (first for animal life)
1990-First meeting of East German democratically elected parliament, acknowledges responsibility for Nazi holocaust & asks for forgiveness
1991-U.S. announces closing of 31 major U.S. military bases
1992-Euro Disney opens in Marne-la-Vallee France
1992-Trump Shuttle becomes U.S. Air Shuttle
1940-Italy annexes Albania
1946-Syria gains independence from France
1953-Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston
1958-Flemish Open air museum opens in Bokrijk
1961-Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin becomes 1st person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1)
1973-France recognizes North Vietnam
1988-Harvard University patents genetically engineered mouse (first for animal life)
1990-First meeting of East German democratically elected parliament, acknowledges responsibility for Nazi holocaust & asks for forgiveness
1991-U.S. announces closing of 31 major U.S. military bases
1992-Euro Disney opens in Marne-la-Vallee France
1992-Trump Shuttle becomes U.S. Air Shuttle
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