American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs
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1862 raid during the American Civil War
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American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow
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1864 battle of the American Civil War
One day after its enactment by the Congress
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Bicameral legislature of the United States federal government
The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph
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Rate at which air moves from high- to low-pressure areas
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President upon Roosevelt’s death.
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President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.
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Illinois politician and 51st mayor of Chicago
Jim Gary’s “Twentieth Century Dinosaurs” exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington
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American artist and sculptor (1939-2006)
United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving “intentionally false statements” in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.
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President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves
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Founding of the United States
One day after its enactment by the Congress
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Bicameral legislature of the United States federal government
The Froberg mutiny on Malta ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.
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1807 mutiny against the British in Malta
Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight
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US–USSR spaceflight capability rivalry
The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.
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Partially reusable launch system and space plane
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-51D to deploy two communications satellites.
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Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-51D to deploy two communications satellites.
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Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: Yuri’s Night (International observance)
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Holiday to commemorate space exploration