2022
The USA won the Olympic men’s ice hockey gold medal, beating Canada for the first time in 12 years.
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2019
Mexican drug lord Joaquín aka “El Chapo,” was finally brought to justice.
After more than 200 hours of testimony, the court ruled El Chapo guilty on all counts and sentenced him to life in prison.
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2001
NASA’s NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first space probe to land on an asteroid when it touched down on 433 Eros.
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1998
The first graphics card chip, i740, was released by Intel.
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1994
The famous iconic painting “The Scream” by Edvard Munch was stolen from a gallery in Oslo, Norway.
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1987
After years of court battles, Michael Donald’s family was awarded $7 million.
Michael Donald was a black man lynched by the KKK on March 21, 1981.
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1950
Albert Einstein warned against hydrogen bombs on the “Today with Mrs. Roosevelt” weekly TV show.
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1949
War of the World’s played on the radio, and residents in Quito, Ecuador, believed they were being attacked by Martians.
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1947
Christian Dior presented “The New Look Fashion Show.”
The event showcased both his Corelle and En 8 lines which went on to revolutionize femininity.
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1879
Madison Square Garden in New York City opened North America’s first artificial ice rink.
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1870
Utah became the second state to grant women the right to vote.
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1793
The return of escaped slaves in the US became compulsory after congress introduced the fugitive slave law.
The law covered all states, and even those who forbade slavery had to return escaped slaves to the states they came from.
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1541
Santiago, Chile, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia.
Did you know that Santiago is named after the biblical figure St. James?
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