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0066 5th recorded perihelion passage
of Halley's Comet
1697 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6
month time-limit problem
1784 Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over the
eagle as America's symbol
1788 The British established a settlement at Sydney
Harbor in Australia
1802 Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol
library
1838 Tennessee becomes first state to prohibit
alcohol
1841 Hong Kong proclaimed a sovereign territory
of Britain
1871 US income tax repealed
1875 Electric dental drill is patented by George
F Green
1905 World's largest diamond, the 3,106-carat
Cullinan, is found in South Africa
1909 Milk-Bone Brand was trademark registered.
1939 Filming begins on "Gone With the Wind"
1947 "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
was first heard on ABC radio
1952 "Slow Poke" by Pee Wee King topped
the charts
1956 Buddy Holly's first formal recording session
1957 "Singing the Blues" by Guy Mitchell
topped the charts
1959 "Alcoa Presents" was seen for the
first time on ABC-TV
1960 Oakland enters the AFL
1960 Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on
the 23rd ballot
1961 First live, nationally televised Presidential
news conference (JFK)
1962 The United States launched Ranger 3 to land
scientific instruments on the moon
1963 "Walk Right In" by the Rooftop
Singers topped the charts
1963 Major League Rules Committee votes to expand
strike zone
1972 Stewardess Vesna Vulovic survives 33,335
feet fall without parachute
1974 "You're Sixteen" by Ringo Starr
topped the charts
1979 "The Dukes of Hazzard" premieres
on CBS
1979 The Gizmo guitar synthesizer was first demonstrated
1980 "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson
topped the charts
1985 "Like a Virgin" by Madonna topped
the charts
1988 "Phantom of the Opera" opens at
Majestic Theater New York City NY
1989 US computer security expert warns of catastrophic
virus
1991 Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBAer
to score 30 points in a quarter
1991 "The First Time" by Surface topped
the charts
