2019
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was removed from London’s Ecuadorian Embassy by police.
He was later extradited to the United States.
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2013
Paleontologists unearthed dinosaur eggs with embryonic bones inside in China.
The fossilized eggs are said to be 190 million years old!
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2012
The Avengers premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.
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2002
Coup d’état attempt on President Hugo Chávez failed in Venezuela.
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1981
President Ronald Reagan returned home from the hospital after narrowly escaping death after someone shot him on March 30.
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1976
The Apple I computer was built.
Steve Wozniak made the Apple I computer and wanted to give it away for free; however, Steve Jobs recommended selling them instead.
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1970
Apollo 13 was launched successfully but ran into difficulties two days later.
The famous line “Houston, we’ve had a problem here” was said and is usually misquoted today.
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1968
The Civil Rights Act was enacted in the US after being signed by President Lyndon B.
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1966
Frank Sinatra recorded his hit “Strangers in the Night.”
The album reached number one on the Billboard list that year.
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1912
The RMS Titanic departed Queenstown, Ireland, for its fatal journey to New York.
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1909
Sixty-six Jewish families founded the City of Tel Aviv.
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1900
The US Navy bought their first-ever submarine called the USS Holland or SS-1.
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1471
The War of the Roses ended with King Henry VI surrendering to King Edward IV in London.
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491 AD
Anastasius I Dicorus ascended to the throne of the Byzantine Empire at the age of sixty-one.
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