2010
Judge Simon Cowell left American Idol but continued working with FOX on X Factor US.
Cowell said, “I want to leave ‘Idol’ this year bigger and better than it was in the past.” He added, “I’m thrilled that we have put a date on the launch of the US version of ‘The X Factor,’ and delighted to be continuing to work with Fox,”
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2007
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling officially finished writing The Deathly Hallows.
It was finished in room 552 at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, UK.
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1980
The British-American band, The Pretenders, released their debut album called “Pretenders.”
The album hit number one in the UK charts within its first week.
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1972
East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.
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1949
Los Angeles was covered in snow for the 1st recorded time in history.
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1922
The first successful administration of insulin to treat diabetes was given to 14-year-old Leonard Thompson.
Insulin is still the only treatment that effectively helps those who have Type 1 diabetes.
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1908
The Grand Canyon National Monument was created.
It was the fifteenth site in the US to be named a national park.
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1864
Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.
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1838
Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
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1787
Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.
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1775
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
His name was Francis Salvador, and he lived in South Carolina, where he was elected.
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1569
England drew it’s very first lottery outside St Paul’s Cathedral.
Queen Elizabeth I chose to do this lottery as a way to raise money for England’s harbors and coastal defenses. The alternative was raising taxes.
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