1. 1836: The Battle of the Alamo Begins
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On this day, the infamous Battle of the Alamo begins the 13 day siege...
1. 1980: Miracle On Ice; U.S. hockey Team beats 4-time gold medalists USSR
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In the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid...
1. 1847: The Donner Party is rescued
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A group of 89 people that would be forever known in history as the "Donner Party" set out ...
1. 2001: NASCAR Legend Dale Earnhardt dies in Crash at Daytona
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Dale Earnhardt Sr. had a very particular style of driving...
1. 1933: First Issue of Newsweek is published
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Using a $2.5 Million investment former foreign new editor for Time Magazine T...
1. 1932: King Tut's burial chambers opened
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The first step of King Tut's Tomb was found in November of 1922, but then to...
1. First Teddy Bear goes on sale, 1903
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The Teddy Bear has an interesting history to say the least. It started around 1902 w...
1) Hollywood Actor Sal Mineo is killed, 1976.
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In 1976 Hollywood actor Sal Mineo was parking his car behind his apa...
1) 10 days of snow cause Avalanches that cripple Central Europe, 1952
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Today started what would be a 10 day straight snowstorm...
1. Kasparov loses to the computer Deep Blue in Chess, 1996
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Today was the day that the best of 6 chess match between man and m...
