| Today in History |
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2013 ‐
Wal-Mart becomes the largest company by revenue on the Fortune 500 list
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1994 ‐
Channel tunnel linking England & France officially opens
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1957 ‐
Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV
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1941 ‐
Joseph Stalin becomes Premier of the Soviet Union, replacing his foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov
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1937 ‐
German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and 1 on the ground
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1904 ‐
American Lung Association holds its 1st meeting
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1889 ‐
Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris opens with the recently completed Eiffel Tower serving as the entrance arch
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1840 ‐
World's first adhesive postage stamp, the "Penny Black", is first used in Great Britain
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1837 ‐
US blacksmith John Deere creates the first steel plough in Grand Detour, Illinois
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