- 1773 The Boston Tea Party
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- 1773 Sons of Liberty dump British tea
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- 1979 OPEC states raise oil prices
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- 1863 Johnston named commander of Army of Tennessee
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- 1950 Truman declares state of emergency
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- 1989 A terrorist bomber begins his deadly rampage
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- 1960 Two airplanes collide over New York City
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- 1811 Earthquake rocks the American wilderness
- 1920 Earthquake devastates Gansu province of China
- 1944 Battle of the Bulge begins
- 1971 Pakistani forces defeated in Bangladesh
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- 1977 Saturday Night Fever turns Travolta into movie star
- 2010 “Larry King Live” ends after 25 years on CNN
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- 1775 Jane Austen’s birthday
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- 1893 Antonin Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” receives its world premiere in New York City
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- 1826 Edwards declares the Texas Republic of Fredonia
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- 1998 Clinton orders air attack on Iraq
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- 1973 OJ Simpson rushes record 2,000 yards in a season
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- 1965 Westmoreland asks for more troops
- 1972 Kissinger announces that North Vietnamese left negotiations
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- 1914 Germans bombard English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough
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- 1944 Battle of the Bulge
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