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Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations in 63 BC.
George Washington re-elected as US President.
President Polk's confirmation of California gold discovery sparks 1849 Gold Rush.
Fire at Brooklyn Theater kills 295, in a tragic trampling or burning.
US aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor.
Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy & Bill Masterson Trophy stolen from Hockey Hall of Fame.
Russia banned from Winter Olympics in South Korea for state-sponsored doping.
Einstein's letter on religion sells for $2.9 million at Christie's, New York. View Post → /events/einsteins-letter-on-religionLink Preview
Saudi Aramco raises record $25.6 billion in IPO, valued at $1.7 trillion.
Prohibition ends in the US with the ratification of the 21st amendment.
Martin Van Buren, first native US president, born in Kinderhook, NY.
Walt Disney, movie producer and creator of Mickey Mouse, born in Chicago.
Aircraft squadron mysteriously disappears in the Bermuda Triangle.
Phi Beta Kappa fraternity founded.
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