2021
Hasbro announced that they would be dropping the Mr from Mr. Potato Head brand name to promote gender equality.
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2020
Rihanna received a Guinness World Record for being the most tracked artist on Songkick, with 3,867,117 followers.
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2015
Madonna fell on stage while performing “Living For Love.”
During the act, she was wearing a tight Armani cape and fell backward down a flight of stairs. But Madonna being Madonna, dusted herself off and got on with the show!
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2000
Amazon opened its first Amazon Go Grocery store in Seattle, Washington.
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1972
The band “Wing’s” debut single “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” was released by Apple Records.
The song was written by Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda McCartney.
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1969
George Harrison from The Beatles started recording three solo songs from their Abbey Road album at the EMI studio, Abbey Road, London.
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1969
NASA’s Mariner 6 space probe successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Data from Mariner 6′s launch was used to ensure the success of the Mariner 7, which joined the Mariner 6 in space a month later. The pair of probes made their way to Mars to complete the first dual spacecraft mission to Mars. The Mariner 6 and 7 missions collected data and photographed about 20% of Mars’ surface.
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1913
The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified.
The 16th Amendment established the right for Congress to impose a Federal Income Tax.
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1901
J.P. Morgan incorporated the US Steel Corporation.
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1862
US paper money was first introduced into circulation after the passing of the Legal Tender Act to help finance the Civil War.
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1836
Showman P. T. Barnum showcased Joice Heth falsely claiming that she was a 161-year-old African American nanny to George Washington.
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1836
Samuel Colt patented the multi-shot revolving cylinder gun.
The changes to the gun allowed for multiple shots to be fired without the need to reload bullets.
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1793
George Washington held the first Cabinet meeting in his house in Mount Vernon.
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