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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 9, 2013 1:08:02 GMT
30 March 1842 – Ether anaesthesia was used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
6 October
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Post by midoro on Nov 9, 2013 10:22:10 GMT
6 October 1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.  3 February |
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 14, 2013 1:46:17 GMT
3 February 1995 – Astronaut Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle
10 September
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Post by midoro on Nov 14, 2013 7:00:00 GMT
10 September 1898 - Emperess Elizabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni
26 April
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Post by kissmekate on Nov 14, 2013 8:47:59 GMT
26 April 1986 - A meltdown at a reactor at Chernobyl causes the worst nuclear disaster to date
10 June
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Post by midoro on Nov 14, 2013 11:45:35 GMT
10 June 1967 - The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.
7 July
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 16, 2013 15:16:54 GMT
7 July 1575 – Raid of the Redeswire, the last major battle between England and Scotland.
14 February
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Post by midoro on Nov 16, 2013 18:54:50 GMT
14 February 1400: Richard II. dies in Pontefract Castle on the orders of Henry Bolingbroke
24 December
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 18, 2013 0:05:56 GMT
24 December 1818 – the first performance of "Silent Night" took place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
31 July
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Post by midoro on Nov 18, 2013 9:08:37 GMT
( wowGE2!)
31 July 30 BC: Battle of Alexandria - Marc Antony achieves victory over Octavian
11 November
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 20, 2013 18:31:09 GMT
11 November 1934 – the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia was opened.
18 June
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Post by midoro on Nov 21, 2013 11:51:26 GMT
18 June 1940 - "Finest Hour" speech by Winston Churchill
5 May
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 23, 2013 15:00:19 GMT
5 May 1821 – Emperor Napoleon I died in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
12 December
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Post by midoro on Nov 24, 2013 12:53:53 GMT
12 December 1963 - Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom
28 June
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Nov 24, 2013 14:03:52 GMT
28 June 1838 – the coronation of Queen Victoria.
5 January
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