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Historical Events on Sarah's Birthday
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1827
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The first U.S. railroad chartered to carry passengers and freight, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., was incorporated.
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1844
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A 12-inch gun aboard the USS Princeton exploded, killing Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Navy Secretary Thomas W. Gilmer and several others.
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1849
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The ship California arrived at San Francisco, carrying the first of the gold-seekers.
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1861
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The Territory of Colorado was organized.
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1940
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The first televised college basketball games were broadcast, by New York City station W2XBS, as Pittsburgh defeated Fordham, 57-37, and New York University beat Georgetown, 50-27, at Madison Square Garden.
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1951
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The Senate committee headed by Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn., issued a preliminary report saying at least two major crime syndicates were operating in the United States.
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1974
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The United States and Egypt re-established diplomatic relations after a seven-year break.
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1986
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Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot to death in central Stockholm.
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1988
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The 15th Olympic Winter Games held its closing ceremony in Calgary, Canada. Ethnic unrest broke out between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in the city of Sumgait.
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1993
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A gun battle erupted at a compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to serve warrants on the Branch Davidians; four agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day standoff began. Three U.S. planes carried out the first mission to drop relief supplies over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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1995
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Denver International Airport opened after 16 months of delays and $3.2 billion in budget overruns.
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1997
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Brushing aside congressional calls for a tougher stance against Mexico, President Clinton recertified the country as a fully cooperating ally in the struggle against drug smuggling. In North Hollywood, Calif., two heavily armed masked robbers bungled a bank heist and came out firing, unleashing their arsenal on police, bystanders, cars and TV choppers before they were killed.
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