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0009 - October 12, 1609 - Three Blind Mice Children's Rhyme Created

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0013 - October 12, 1492 - Columbus Lands in the New World

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0018 - December 2, 1804 - Coronation of Emperor Napoleon

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0019 - October 13, 1884 - Greenwich Mean Time Established

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0025 - November 30, 1982 - Michael Jackson Releases Thriller Album

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0029 - October 14, 1834 - 1st African-American patent

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0031 - December 4, 1927- Duke Ellington Appears at NYC's Cotton Club

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0033 - September 30, 1846- Dentists Use Anesthetic Ether for first time

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0034 - December 2, 1823 - James Monroe Proposes the Monroe Doctrine

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0042 - October 3, 1941- Maltese Falcon Film Premieres

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0043 - October 26, 1881 - Gunfight at the O. K. Corrall

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0043 - October 26, 1881 - Gunfight at the O. K. Corrall (Copy)

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0045 - October 16, 1923 - Disney Brothers Cartoon Studios Founded

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0049 - October 10, 1845 - Annapolis - U.S. Naval Academy Founded

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0051 - October 15, 1520 - King Henry V Orders Bowling Lanes at Whitehall

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0054 - October 28, 1886 - Statue of Liberty Dedicated

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0058 - November 16, 1841- Napoleon Guerin Patents the cork-filled Life preserver

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0062 - November 15, 1904- Gillette Patents the Safety Razor Blade

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0066 - October 27, 1938 - DuPont Announces Creation of Nylon

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0072 - October 11, 1975 - Saturday Night Live TV Show Premiers

0083 - October 17, 1963 - Beatles Record "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

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0089 - November 17, 1558- The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I

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0090 - December 1, 1913 - Ford Motor Co. Creates the Assembly Line

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0091 - October 25, 1854 - The Charge of the Light Brigade

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0096 - October 18, 1867 - US Takes Formal Possession of Alaska

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0104 - October 3, 1922 - The Fax Machine is Born

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0122 - March 15, 1972 - The Godfather Premieres in New York City

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0123 - August 25, 1609 - Galileo Demonstrates First Telescope

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0124 - March 9, 1959 - Barbie Premieres at NYC Toy Show

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0126 - July 22, 1952 - High Noon Movie Premiere

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