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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...
14th Amendment adopted
This day in History - 1868: Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the 14th Amendment, granting...
Mafia boss John Gotti, aka “Teflon Don,” sentenced to life
This day in History: 1992 - Mafia boss John Gotti, who was nicknamed the “Teflon Don” after escaping unscathed from several trials during...
Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record
This day in History: 1974 - Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s legendary record of 714...
U.S. troops land on Okinawa
This day in History: 1945 - After suffering the loss of 116 planes and damage to three aircraft carriers, 50,000 U.S. combat troops,...
FDR inaugurated
This day in History: 1933 - At the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the...
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