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Post by peach on Mar 6, 2009 3:03:03 GMT
5 March 1963, The Beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl".
1 November
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 6, 2009 12:02:43 GMT
1 Nov 1939, the first rabbit born after artificial insemination was exhibited to the world.
20 January
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Post by peach on Mar 8, 2009 21:22:01 GMT
20 January 1981, 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed.
3 February
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 9, 2009 13:05:54 GMT
3 Feb 1690, the colony of Massachusetts issued the first paper money in North America.
12 November
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Post by pitzel on Mar 9, 2009 19:39:43 GMT
November 12, 1847 - Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anesthetic.
April 15
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Post by peach on Mar 10, 2009 2:15:46 GMT
15 April 1493, Columbus meets with King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
23 July
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 10, 2009 14:40:11 GMT
23 July 1840, the Province of Canada was created by the Act of Union
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Post by peach on Mar 10, 2009 23:46:06 GMT
GE2, a date please.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 11, 2009 10:52:19 GMT
Duh!  Sorry... 15 September |
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Post by pitzel on Mar 12, 2009 16:21:47 GMT
1830 - The Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens; the world's first inter-city passenger railway in which all the trains were timetabled and were hauled for most of the distance solely by steam locomotives.
3 May
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 12, 2009 17:21:35 GMT
3 May 1867 - the Hudson Bay Company gave up all claims to Vancouver Island.
30 October
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Post by peach on Mar 14, 2009 1:50:47 GMT
30 October1938, Orson Welles panics a nation with broadcast of "War of the Worlds"
15 March
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 14, 2009 11:29:02 GMT
1985 - the first internet domain name was registered.
16 November
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Post by peach on Mar 18, 2009 1:18:25 GMT
16 November 1974, the 1st intentional interstellar radio message sent viavthe Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away, (and still waiting for reply)
18 March
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 20, 2009 11:24:11 GMT
18 March 1834, six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England were sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
18 September
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Sorry...