2021
US President Joe Biden warns Russian President Vladimir Putin of economic consequences if Russia continues a military build-up in Ukraine, during a virtual meeting.
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2021
Chile becomes the 31st nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
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2020
Coca-Cola was named the world’s largest plastic polluter by the charity “Break Free From Plastic.”
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2014
A ban on diesel cars was called for in France.
In order to reduce pollution, the Mayor of Paris called for a ban on diesel cars in Paris by 2020, in addition to creating pedestrian-only neighborhoods.
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1988
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
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1972
Apollo 17 launched the final manned lunar landing mission, during which the crew took the famous “blue marble” photo of the entire Earth.
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1972
An assassination attempt was made on the First Lady of the Philippines.
Imelda Marcos, the First Lady, was presenting awards for a national beautification and cleanliness contest when she was attacked with a large knife. Her assailant was shot to death at the scene, and Marcos required 75 stitches on her wounded hands and arms.
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1941
Pearl Harbor was attacked.
The Imperial Japanese Navy used 353 planes to attack the US fleet at Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor Naval Base. The attack killed 2,403 people.
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1936
Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
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1909
Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
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1877
Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of “Scientific American.”
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1787
Delaware became the first state to ratify the US constitution.
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1732
The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
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1703
The southern parts of Great Britain were struck by The Great Storm of 1703, which took the lives of 9,000 people.
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1696
One of America’s oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
Route 108 was known initially as Farm Highway and is the third oldest road in Connecticut.
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