1. 1971: The end of the Attica prison riots
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Hundreds of state police officers storm the Attica Correctional Facili...
1. 1921: First Miss America pageant
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It was on this date in 1921 that the first Mis...
1. 1972: Terrorists take hostages at the Olympics
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It was on this date in 1972 at the Munich Olympics a terror...
1. 1969: Chemical Bank installed the first ATM in the US
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Chemical ...
1. 1985: Titanic wreckage found
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About 400 miles of the coast of Newfoundland, a joint expedition between the French an...
1. 1985: Mob of citizens apprehend the Night Stalker
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Panic ran wild through the city of Los Angeles during the s...
1. 2005: The Gulf Coast got hammered by Hurricane Katrina
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The worst natural disaster in United States history takes place on ...
1. 1991: Michael Schumacher started his first Formula One race
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Michael Schumacher at his deb...
1. 1989: Pete Rose got banned from baseball
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It was on this date in 1989 that Pete Rose got banned from baseball for li...
1. 1992: Larry Bird decides to hang up the sneakers
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It was on this date in 1992 that the legendary basketball playe...
