2018
Hollywood’s first full Asian cast movie called “Crazy Rich Asians” was released.
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1990
The first American soldiers arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
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1987
Lynne Cox set a new record by swimming 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Alaska to Siberia in a swimsuit.
She was the first to swim between the two superpowers; at the time, it was a big deal to swim between America and Russia, which was part of the Soviet Union. Research suggests that she survived the 41°F (5°C) water temperatures because she had 36% body fat when the normal average for women was between 18-25%.
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1985
The National Space Development Agency of Japan selected Mamoru Mohri, Chiaki Mukai, and Takao Doi as Japan’s first astronauts.
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1959
NASA’s Explorer 6 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Seven days later, Explorer 6 captured the first-ever picture of Earth from a satellite. The satellite’s other tasks were to capture data on solar radiation, geomagnetism, and the movements of micrometeorites. On October 6, 1959, the last contact was made with Explorer 6 due to failing solar cells.
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1927
Pirate alcohol smuggler Horace Alderman killed three people, including a coast guardsman and secret service agent.
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1914
The first British troops arrived in France during World War I.
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1912
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
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1904
The Eden train wreck happened when a trail derailed from Denver, Colorado, to St Louis, Missouri.
The disaster resulted from flash flooding, where 88 people died, and 22 went missing.
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1888
American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted the patent for the revolving door.
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1814
Pope Pius VII restored the Society of Jesus.
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1782
George Washington created the Purple Heart medal that symbolizes military merit.
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1606
The first known performance of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” was performed.
The play was shown to King James I and his guest at Hampton Court in England.
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1428
The Valais Witch Trials started in Switzerland, making it the first witch hunt of its kind, which became much more widespread over the next few decades.
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