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January the 7th
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1990 |
The Tower of Pisa was closed to the public due to safety concerns. It was reopened to the public after 11 years in 2001. |
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1989 |
Emperor Hirohito of Japan died at the age of 87. He was the emperor of Japan during World War II. |
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1988 |
English actor, Trevor Howard, died at the age of 75. |
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1980 |
Indira Gandhi was elected to power in India, three years after she had lost it. |
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1979 |
Vietnamese troops captured the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, effectively ousting Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. |
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1953 |
The United States of America announced to the world that it had developed the hydrogen bomb. |
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1927 |
The first transatlantic telephone call was placed, connecting New York City to London. |
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1927 |
The legendary exhibition basketball team, Harlem Globetrotters, played their first game. |
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1873 |
Hungarian entrepreneur, Adolph Zukor, was born in Risce, Hungary. He emigrated to the United states in 1889, where he founded the Paramount Pictures Studios. |
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1782 |
The first American commercial bank opened for the public. |
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1610 |
The four largest moons of Jupiter were observed by Galileo Galilei for the first time in history. They are called the Galilean moons. |
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1 BC |
Jesus of Nazareth, was born. On the Gregorian Calendar which is now used, this is the day coincides with the Julian Calendar date. |
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