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1765
Frederick County, Md., repudiated the British Stamp Act.
1804
Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, was born in Hillsboro, N.H.
1889
The jukebox made its debut, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
1903
Singer Enrico Caruso made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, appearing in "Rigoletto."
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1936
Life magazine, created by Henry R. Luce, was first published.
1945
Most U.S. wartime rationing of foods, including meat and butter, ended.
1971
The People's Republic of China was seated in the U.N. Security Council.
1980
A series of earthquakes devastated southern Italy, killing some 2,600 people.
2000
In a setback for Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore, the Florida Supreme Court refused to order Miami-Dade County to resume counting ballots by hand.
2001
An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at a van in the West Bank, killing Mahmoud Abu Hanoud, a leading member of the Islamic militant Hamas group.
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2003
Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as president of Georgia in the face of protests.
2004
Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko declared himself the winner of Ukraine's disputed presidential election and took a symbolic oath of office.
2006
Former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko died in London from radiation poisoning after making a deathbed statement blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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