2023
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was sworn in for his third term as Turkey’s President.
Erdoğan previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014, and as the mayor of Istanbul before that.
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2015
A Texan doctor performed the world’s first successful partial skull and scalp transplant.
55-year-old Jim Boysen had suffered from significant head wounds after receiving cancer treatment. Dr. Michael Klebuc was the lead surgeon in the transplant, which was the solution to the previous damage caused.
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2000
The clothing website ASOS was established.
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1992
The High Court of Australia recognized Aboriginal land rights for the first time.
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1988
The movie “Big” starring Tom Hanks, premiered in the US.
The movie was made with a budget of $18 million and became a $151 million success.
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1976
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen went gold.
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1976
The oldest copy known of the Magna Carta was presented to the US.
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1968
Canada announced that silver coins would be replaced with nickel.
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1967
Respect by Aretha Franklin topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts at #1.
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1965
NASA launched the second crewed mission of the Gemini Space Program, Gemini 4.
Gemini 4 was the tenth crewed American mission to reach space. The mission also saw the first American extra-vehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk.
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1946
The United States Supreme Court declared that it was unlawful to discriminate in interstate travel.
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1871
Jesse James, his brother Frank and their gang stormed into Obocock Bank, Corydon, Iowa.
The gang successfully escaped, but only narrowly as there were gunshots fired while being chased.
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1861
The Battle of Philippi began.
On this day, the first Civil War of America began in Philippi, West Virginia. The fight was between the United States and the Confederate States, with the US winning the day.
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1784
The First American Regiment was authorized by the Continental Congress proceeding the American Revolutionary War.
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1621
The Dutch Republic granted a charter for New Netherlands to the Dutch West India Company.
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