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Armistice Day: World War I ends
This day in History: 1918 - At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany,...
Soviets put a brutal end to Hungarian revolution
This day in History: 1956 - A spontaneous national uprising that began 12 days before in Hungary is viciously crushed by Soviet tanks and...
St. Louis’s Gateway Arch is completed
This day in History : 1965 - Construction is completed on the Gateway Arch, a spectacular 630-foot-high parabola of stainless steel...
Guggenheim Museum opens in New York City
This day in History: 1959 - On New York City’s Fifth Avenue, thousands of people line up outside a bizarrely shaped white concrete...
Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier
This day in History: 1947 - U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager,...
USS Nautilus—world’s first nuclear submarine—is commissioned
This day in History - 1954: The USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear submarine, is commissioned by the U.S. Navy. The Nautilus was...
Billy the Kid arrested for first time
This day in History: 1875 - Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time after stealing a basket of laundry. He later broke out of jail...
Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation
This day in History - 1932: In his cell at Yerwada Jail near Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest of the...
Elvis Presley makes first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”
This day in History: 1956 - The King of Rock and Roll teams up with TV’s reigning variety program, as Elvis Presley appears on “The Ed...
First ATM opens for business
This day in History: 1969 - America’s first automatic teller machine (ATM) makes its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at...
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