This Day in History

» 1792 - The New York Stock Exchange is formed
» 1875 - Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby
» 1902 - Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer
» 1943 - The United States Army contracts with the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School to develop the ENIAC
» 1954 - The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
» 1969 - Soviet Venera 6 spacecraft begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure
» 1970 - Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat Ra II to sail the Atlantic Ocean
» 1983 - Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
» 1987 - An Iraqi fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. warship USS Stark (FFG-31), killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew
» 1995 - After 18 years as the mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac takes office as President of France
» 2007 - Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments, the first time that trains have crossed the DMZ since 1953

Hmm, I can't help but feel like I've forgotten something....

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