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Historical Events on January 1 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/january/1Jan 01, 2022 · 1905 9 hour work day for diamond miners; 1906 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory; 1906 The poll tax of £1 per head on all adult male inhabitants of Natal, South Africa, except indentured Indians and married Blacks, imposed by the Natal parliament in 1905, becomes payable.; 1907 US President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day; 1907 …
Historical Events on May 5 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/51981 After 66 days on hunger strike, 26 year old Provisional IRA member and British MP Bobby Sands dies in the Maze Prision. Nine more hunger strikers die in the next 3 months. 1983 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site; 1984 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay Jr.aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4; 1984 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: New York Islanders beat …
Historical Events on April 5 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/51977 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site; 1981 Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes; 1982 British Royal Navy aircraft carriers Invincible and Hermes, with escort vessels, depart Portsmouth, England for the Falkland Islands in response to the Argentine invasion; 1982 43 year old St. Louis reliever Jim Kaat pitches 1 inning for the Cardinals in a …
Historical Events in December 2008 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2008/decemberDec 01, 2008 · Historical events in December 2008. Learn about 20 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in Dec 2008 or search by date or keyword.
Historical Events in April 1947 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1947/aprilHistorical events in April 1947. Learn about 35 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in Apr 1947 or search by date or keyword.
Historical Events in June 1962 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1962/juneHistorical events in June 1962. Learn about 60 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in Jun 1962 or search by date or keyword.
Historical Events on May 23 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/23May 23, 2022 · 1969 Lauwerszee Dike in Holland closes; 1969 The Who release rock opera "Tommy"; 1969 22nd Cannes Film Festival: "If..." directed by Lindsay Anderson wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film; 1970 Grateful Dead's 1st performance outside US, as part of 'The Hollywood Rock Music Festival', in Newcastle under Lyme, England; 1970 San Diego Padres …
Historical Events in December 2007 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2007/decemberDec 01, 2007 · Dec 1 Davis Cup Tennis, Portland, Oregan: Bob and Mike Bryan team to give US an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-1) over Russia; beat Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev 7-6, 6-4, 6-2; 32nd US title; Dec 3 Devastating winter storms cause Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, closing 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 for several days, resulting in …
Historical Events on April 1 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/1Apr 01, 2022 · 1982 NHL Quebec center Peter Stastny scores 4th career hat trick and 4 assists, and his brother Marian adds 5 assists to lead the Nordiques to an 8-5 win at Boston; 1983 Anti-nuclear demonstrators link arms in 14-mile human chain in England; 1983 Iraq increases missile attacks on Iran; 1984 14th Easter Seal Telethon raises $24,600,000
Historical Events in 2005 - On This Day
https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2005Jan 3 71st Sugar Bowl: #3 Auburn beats #9 Virginia Tech, 16-13; first perfect season in school history; Jan 4 Adam Gilchrist of Australia becomes the most prolific century scoring wicket keeper in cricket history when he smashes 113 from just 120 balls in the 3rd Test against Pakistan in Sydney; Jan 4 College Football, 7th BCS National Championship, Pro Player Stadium, Miami …
