2013
Edward Snowden was charged with spying and stealing “government property.”
Snowden copied and released many highly sensitive documents after working as an employee for the National Security Agency.
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2013
The Last of Us was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
Developed by Naughty Dog, this action-packed game tells the story of a smuggler who escorts a teenager through the USA after an apocalypse.
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2002
Action thriller “The Bourne Identity” movie starring Matt Damon was released.
The movie had a budget of $60 million and made $214 million at the Box Office.
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1990
Police checks on drunk drivers was declared constitutional by the US Supreme Court.
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1973
President Richard Nixon implemented a 60-day price freeze across the US.
The freeze was put in place due to “unacceptable” rises in the cost of everyday goods.
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1967
Ronald Reagan signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act.
The Act signed in California made it only the second state in the US to allow abortions in some cases.
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1959
The Disneyland Monorail System opened to the public in Anaheim, California.
It was the first daily monorail operating system in the Western Hemisphere. A monorail system is a low-speed public transportation train.
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1953
Elvis Presley graduated from L. C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
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1949
The US launched the first monkey into space aboard a V2 sounding rocket.
Albert II, a rhesus monkey, was the first monkey to reach space. The rocket reached 83 miles (134 km) altitude, with Albert II surviving the launch. Unfortunately, the landing parachute malfunctioned, and he didn’t survive the landing.
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1940
Auschwitz concentration camp started operation after 728 Polish prisoners became the first to arrive.
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1834
Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.
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1797
Napoleon formed the Ligurian Republic.
The Ligurian Republic was a sister republic formed by Napoleon during the French Revolution following a dispute with Genoese inhabitants. As a result, Napoleon took Genoa and established his own order.
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1777
The Second Continental Congress met to create the US flag with stars and stripes.
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1158
Henry the Lion founded the city of Munich on the banks of the river Isar.
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