2016 … After trailing in the series 3–1, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians to capture the franchise’s first World Series title in...
2000 … The first resident crew—including one American and two Russians—arrived at the International Space Station.
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1976 … Jimmy Carter, recipient of the Nobel Prize...
2008 … SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 1, becoming the first privately owned company to send a liquid-fueled rocket into orbit.
1972 … It’s a historic moment in...
1590 – Twelve days after being elected pope, Urban VII died, making his papacy the shortest in history.
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1962 – Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring...
1937 … English writer J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, a coming-of-age fantasy that became a classic, was published.
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1911 … Robert Borden’s Conservatives win the general election with...