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2019 ‐
Evidence revealed that early humans from ancient Denisovan species lived at high altitudes in Tibet 160,000 years ago
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1941 ‐
General Mills introduces CheeriOats (renamed Cheerios in 1945) an oat-based, ready-to-eat cold cereal
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1930 ‐
The planet Pluto is officially named by 11 year-old Venetia Burney
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1927 ‐
1st British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways)
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1866 ‐
American Equal Rights Association forms
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1863 ‐
Confederate congress passes resolution to kill black soldiers
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1851 ‐
First public flushing toilets the 'Monkey Closets' unveiled by George Jennings as part of The Great Exhibition at Hyde Park, London, costing one penny
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1840 ‐
"Penny Black", the world's first adhesive postage stamp issued by Great Britain
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1786 ‐
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Vienna with Mozart himself directing
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1776 ‐
Adam Weishaupt founds secret society of Illuminati
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1753 ‐
Publication of Species Plantarum by Carolus Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
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