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- 1820
Missouri imposes a $1 bachelor tax on unmarried men aged 21 to 50. View Post →
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- 1883
International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls.
- 1946
'It's a Wonderful Life' directed by Frank Capra premieres in New York.
- 1949
Ballet 'Beauty And The Beast' by Maurice Ravel and John Cranko premieres.
- 1957
Elvis Presley receives his draft notice for US Army service.
- 1967
474,300 US soldiers stationed in Vietnam.
- 1990
World's first website and server go live at CERN.
- 1991
NHL approves expansion teams Tampa Lightning and Ottawa Senators.
- 2012
Apple's patent for pinch-to-zoom gestures denied by US authorities.
- 2018
New US average weight figures: men 198 lbs, women 171 lbs.
- 1803
Louisiana Purchase completed; US acquires territory from France.
- 1963
Berlin Wall opened for the first time.
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