2022
Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the city of Naga while giving a speech.
Security officials immediately tackled the suspect to the ground. The suspect was actually a former member of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force. Shinzo Abe was rushed to the hospital but pronounced dead later that day.
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2011
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched for its final mission.
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2010
“Inception,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, premiered in London, England.
Inception grossed over $828 million worldwide, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2010.
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1995
The Sega Saturn console was released in Europe following its massive success in Japan & North America.
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1988
The Island Express train derailed on the Peruman Bridge in India.
The train fell into the Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring more than 200 other people.
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1981
The Solar Challenger became the first solar-powered airplane to cross the English Channel.
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1947
A flying saucer crash at Roswell, New Mexico, was broadcasted to the public.
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1889
The Wall Street Journal issued its first paper.
The newspaper is an American, business-focused daily paper in New York City.
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1870
The US Federal Trademark Act began, which allowed authorization of Trademarks.
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1796
David Humphreys handed out the first recorded US passport.
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1777
The state of Vermont became the first to abolish adult slavery after declaring the Constitution of Vermont.
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1776
The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence occurred.
Colonel John Nixon read the document. The Liberty Bell rang to signal the invitation for citizens to listen to the reading.
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1680
A confirmed tornado was recorded for the first time in the United States.
The tornado hit the town of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and took the roof off a barn, snapped many trees, and killed one servant.
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1497
Navigator Vasco da Gama of Portugal started his first voyage.
He would become the first explorer to reach India by sea.
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