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2020 ‐
Snow falls in Baghdad, Iraq, for only the second time in a century
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1990 ‐
Nelson Mandela freed after 27 years in prison
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1970 ‐
Japan becomes 4th nation to put a satellite (Osumi) in orbit
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1945 ‐
1st gas turbine propeller-driven airplane flight tested, Downey, CA
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1878 ‐
1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms
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1861 ‐
US House unanimously passes resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state
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1854 ‐
For the 1st time coal gas is used to light major streets in San Francisco
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1809 ‐
Robert Fulton patents steamboat
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1808 ‐
Anthracite coal 1st burned as fuel, experimentally, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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1790 ‐
Society of Friends petitions Congress for abolition of slavery
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