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- 1642
The first commencement at Harvard College is held in Cambridge, MA. View Post →
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- 1875
Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time, escapes two days later.
- 1889
Nintendo is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce the card game Hanafuda.
- 1938
Time capsule to be opened in 6939 is buried at World's Fair in NYC.
- 1950
Canada's first mountain rescue by helicopter takes place in Wells Gray Park.
- 1992
Manon Rheaume becomes first female to play in an NHL exhibition game.
- 1994
'The Shawshank Redemption' starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman is released.
- 1999
A 17-month-old girl survives a 230-foot fall from Capilano Suspension Bridge.
- 2021
Footprints found in White Sands suggest earlier human settlement in the Americas.
