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  • 1986

    Top Gun, directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise, premieres View Post →

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  • 1868

    US Senate falls one vote short in impeaching President Andrew Johnson

  • 1965

    Campbell Soup Company introduces SpaghettiOs, a canned pasta product

  • 2010

    European Union and International Monetary Fund agree to a €110 billion bailout package for Greece

  • 1875

    Earthquake in Venezuela and Colombia results in 16,000 fatalities

  • 1874

    First recorded dam disaster in the US occurs in Williamsburg, Massachusetts

  • 1985

    Michael Jordan is named NBA Rookie of the Year

  • 1884

    Angelo Moriondo patents the first espresso machine in Italy

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