2019
Meghan Markle became the first-ever guest editor for UK Vogue.
Working on the September 2019 issue, Markle created a cover for Vogue that included the faces of fifteen women she admired. Some of the people included Jane Fonda and Greta Thunberg.
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2005
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) called for an end to 36 years of bloody conflict with the UK.
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1992
Mary J. Blige’s album “What’s the 411?” was released by Uptown Records and MCA Records.
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1962
The Soviet Union launched its second reconnaissance satellite, Kosmos 4.
While launched under the name Kosmos 7, the spy satellite was actually a Zenit 2 satellite, the USSR’s first generation of recon satellites. Its four-day mission was largely for reconnaissance purposes, although it was also used to record various radiation levels for future missions. Its launch marked the first successful use of the Soviet Vostok-2 expendable rocket, with the previous attempt failing catastrophically.
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1954
Gangster-drama movie “On the Waterfront” hit US theaters.
In 1989, “On the Waterfront” was one of the first 25 films deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress.
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1951
Walt Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” was released in New York City, US.
The original release was just two days prior in London, UK.
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1945
US bomber plane crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, and Lou Oliver survived a 75-story drop in an elevator.
Nicknamed “Elevator Girl,” she holds the world record for the longest surviving elevator fall.
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1943
Furniture retailer IKEA opened its first store in Sweden.
Ingvar Kamprad was just 17 years old when he launched IKEA. The store initially sold small items, like picture frames. The original shop is now a museum on the founding plot.
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1934
Idaho’s hottest day was recorded at a scorching 118°F (48°C).
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1932
The American horror movie “White Zombie” was released at New York City’s Rivoli Theater.
The movie became the first feature-length zombie film of all time.
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1915
333 US marines invaded Haiti, beginning a 19-year occupation.
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1868
The United States ratified the 14th Amendment to allow former slaves citizenship in the US.
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1790
English poet Henry James Pye became Poet Laureate in the United Kingdom.
Being appointed to this position is highly regarded, and the poet chosen will be asked to write poems for special occasions.
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1148
The siege of Damascus was abandoned.
The siege occurred during the second crusade, which began when the county of Edessa fell. This was Europe’s second-largest crusade.
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