Lead Story
A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway, 1947
American Revolution
Washington arrives at the banks of the Delaware, 1776
Automotive
Last AMC Pacer rolls off assembly line, 1979
Civil War
George McClellan born, 1826
Cold War
Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end, 1989
Crime
The clothes make the man . . . guilty, 1989
Disaster
Explosion kills 2,000 at pesticide plant, 1984
General Interest
First Balkan War ends, 1912
First human heart transplant, 1967
The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster, 1984
Hollywood
Heavy-metal legend Ozzy Osbourne born, 1948
Literary
Joseph Conrad's birthday, 1857
Music
Eleven people killed in a stampede outside Who concert in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1979
Old West
Illinois becomes the 21st state, 1818
Presidential
Lincoln reaches legal milestone, 1839
Sports
Indian field hockey gold medalist Dhyan Chand dies, 1979
Vietnam War
Report maintains that Viet Cong are prepared for a long war, 1962
Memorandum outlines terms for bombing halt, 1965
World War I
Nivelle replaces Joffre as French commander, 1916
World War II
Civil war breaks out in Athens, 1944
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Yes this does have some of my older work in it, but it is mostly facts and history.
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