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Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation
This day in History - 1932: In his cell at Yerwada Jail near Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest of the...
Elvis Presley makes first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”
This day in History: 1956 - The King of Rock and Roll teams up with TV’s reigning variety program, as Elvis Presley appears on “The Ed...
First ATM opens for business
This day in History: 1969 - America’s first automatic teller machine (ATM) makes its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at...
First televised Major League baseball game
This day in History: 1939 - The first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become...
First race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
This day in History: 1909 - The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, now the home of the world’s most famous motor...
Skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex discovered
This day in History: 1990 - Fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson discovers three huge bones jutting out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota....
Marilyn Monroe is found dead
This Day in History: 1962 - Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home in Los Angeles. She was discovered lying nude on her bed, face down,...
NASA created
This day in History: 1958 - U.S. Congress passes legislation establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a...
Jessica Lynch gets hero's welcome
This Day in History: 2003 - U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-of-war who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital, receives a hero’s...
Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor
This day in History: 1885 - The dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America,...
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