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TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 4
781 BC Oldest Chinese recording of a solar eclipse
1919 Congress passes Women's Suffrage Bill, the 19th Amendment
1934 Dr. Frederick Banting is knighted for co-discovery of insulin
1982 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," released https://t.co/WWw3O28Y2I

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TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 3
1888 "Casey at the Bat" first published by the San Francisco Examiner https://t.co/eyeYp1ufTQ
1943 A mob of 60 from the LA Naval Reserve Armory beats up all perceived to be Hispanic-start of week-long Zoot Suit Riots
1969 Last episode of Star Trek airs-NBC

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TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 2
1933 FDR authorizes first swimming pool built inside the White House
1935 Babe Ruth announces retirement at 40 years of age
1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
1975 RCA releases David Bowie's "Fame" in the US https://t.co/jEcYScqlYR

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TODAY IN HISTORY JUNE 1
1774 Boston Port Act: British government orders Port of Boston closed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
1975 Nolan Ryan records record equalling 4th MLB career no-hitter
1985 Weird Al Yankovic releases "Dare To Be Stupid" album https://t.co/x30XzlhNe4

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 31
1958 Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin" https://t.co/UR4DCEqvQb
1961 Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland, opens in St. Louis
2008 Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 30
1894 Boston Beaneaters Bobby Lowe first to hit 4 home runs in MLB game
1922 Completed Lincoln Memorial dedicated by US Chief Justice William Howard Taft in front of 50,000
1966 The Beatles release single "Paperback Writer" https://t.co/V7HZjh4mv1

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 29
1790 Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the US Constitution
1960 Everly Brothers "Cathy's Clown" #1 https://t.co/hHlDh1mL9b
1971 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Sr becomes first and only driver to win race on his birthday

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 28
1966 "Ballad of Irving" by Frank Gallop peaks at #34 https://t.co/2RPn1Hoxji
1971 USSR launches Mars 3; becomes the first spacecraft to soft land on Mars December 2
1994 Twins' Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew on hit list, taking 15th place with 3,054 hits

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 27
1940 Evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) during World War II
1958 Ernest Green becomes the 1st African-American to graduate from Little Rock's Central High School
1963 Columbia Records releases "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" https://t.co/pC2WqXhp9A

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 26
1805 Napoleon Bonaparte crowned King of Italy
1824 Brazil recognized by the United States
1979 CBS Records releases Frank Zappa's "Dancin' Fool" singlehttps://youtu.be/96sOeh3ng5A?list=RD96sOeh3ng5A
1990 Phillies retire Mike Schmidt's uniform #20

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 21
1932 Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry completing the first solo transatlantic flight by a woman
1970 Mel Stottlemyre ties MLB record-walking 11 -wins 2-0 over the Washington Senators
1980 "The Empire Strikes Back" opens https://t.co/YeapFlZCvJ

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 20
1609 William Shakespeare's Sonnets are first published in London
1862 Abraham Lincoln signs into law the Homestead Act
1984 Roger Clemens earns his first MLB victory
1989 Toonces The Cat takes the wheel on "Saturday Night Live" https://t.co/3I9HW2bdsm

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 19
1898 Congress passes the Private Mailing Card Act
1962 Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to JFK at Madison Square Garden https://t.co/nXLRVOSUcu
1977 "Smokey and the Bandit" starring Burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleason premieres in NYC

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 18
1945 Detroit Tigers & Philadelphia A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain
1963 "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul #1 https://t.co/eNzVZOwLPF
1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state triggers largest landslide in history

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 17
1875 1st Kentucky Derby: Aristides wins in 2:37.75
1938 Radio quiz show "Information Please!" debuts
1973 Stevie Wonder releases "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" https://t.co/wGEza7zGed

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 16
1939 US food stamps are 1st issued in Rochester, New York
1966 Capitol Records releases the Beach Boys 11th studio album "Pet Sounds" https://t.co/SY6hO8kKp2
1986 Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from the dead on TV show "Dallas"

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 15
1952 Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Washington Senators, 1-0
1967 Paul McCartney meets his future wife, Linda Eastman
1981 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK https://t.co/WWQgPaPZao
1981 SCTV Network 90 Television, debuts on NBC

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 14
1804 Lewis & Clark expedition sets out from St. Louis
1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood"w/Errol Flynn premieres
1972 Willie Mays' 1st game as New York Met, his homer beats Giants
1983 She Blinded Me with Science by Thomas Dolby #5 https://t.co/Du24MNe5hM

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 13
1940 Winston Churchill says "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat"
1966 The Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black" in the UK https://t.co/u2MvYKnY9f
1977 Howard Stern begins his professional broadcasting career

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TODAY IN HISTORY MAY 12
1932 Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in New Jersey
1958 "Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" by Dicky Doo & The Don'ts hits #40 https://t.co/Hs8DhjLXmf
1979 Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end