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Aerial View of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill1989Exxon Valdez crashes, causing one of the worst oil spills in history
This day in History: 1989 - One of the worst oil spills in U.S. history begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez , owned and operated by...
U.S. Military Academy established
This day in History: 1802 - The United States Military Academy —the first military school in the United States—is founded by Congress for...
Helen Keller meets Anne Sullivan, her teacher and ‘miracle worker’
This day in History: 1887 - Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller , who lost her sight and hearing after a severe...
U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima
This day in History: 1945 - During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima , U.S. Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th...
Archaeologist opens tomb of King Tut
This day in History: 1923 - In Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient...
World chess champion Garry Kasparov loses game to computer
This day in History: 1996 - After three hours, world chess champion Garry Kasparov loses the first game of a six-game match against Deep...
First Groundhog Day observed in Punxsutawney
This day in History: 1887 - Groundhog Day , featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in...
British settlement begins in Australia
This day in History: 1788 - Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South...
Edgar Allan Poe is born
This day in History: 1809 - Poet, author and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston, Massachusetts . By the time he was three...
Pope recognizes Knights Templar
This day in History 1129 - At the Council of Troyes, Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights...
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