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26 Jan 2015
A drone crashed onto the White House lawn.
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17 Jun 1972
The arrest of five White House operatives sets off the Watergate scandal.
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23 Nov 1963
President Lyndon Johnson had his first day in office after becoming the 36th president of the United States.
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25 Apr 1947
President Harry Truman opened the two-lane White House bowling alley.
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22 Feb 1935
Planes were banned from passing over the White House.
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2 Jun 1933
The White House opened its first indoor swimming pool.
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29 Mar 1929
US President Herbert Hoover installed the White House's first telephone.
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10 Nov 1917
41 Suffragists were arrested at the White House, Washington, D.C.
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10 May 1877
The first telephone was installed in the telegraph room in the White House, thanks to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
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1 Nov 1800
US President John Adams became the first president to move into the White House.
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13 Oct 1792
The cornerstone of the White House was laid, marking the first day of construction.
