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On This Day: The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.
10/12 (1849): The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.
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Generate a sermon →On This Day: The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
7/4 (1634): The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
On This Day: The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
6/6 (1933): The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
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On This Day: The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
10/12 (1792): The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
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On This Day: The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
2/14 (1949): The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
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On This Day: Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
11/1 (1979): Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
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On This Day: Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.
3/15 (1990): Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.
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On This Day: Wagner's Siegfried Idyll is first performed.
12/25 (1870): Wagner's Siegfried Idyll is first performed.
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On This Day: Beginning of the Syrian revolution.
3/15 (2011): Beginning of the Syrian revolution.
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On This Day: Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned.
12/24 (1294): Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned.
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On This Day: Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
9/11 (1758): Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
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On This Day: Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
12/7 (1787): Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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On This Day: Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
4/22 (1977): Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
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On This Day: Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
12/25 (1809): Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
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On This Day: The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
1/15 (1876): The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
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On This Day: Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
8/6 (1538): Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
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On This Day: First public screening using the Vitaphone process
8/6 (1926): First public screening using the Vitaphone process
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On This Day: U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
11/9 (2023): U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
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On This Day: William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
7/4 (1951): William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
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On This Day: The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
6/19 (1910): The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
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On This Day: The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.
1/1 (1987): The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.
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On This Day: Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England.
3/17 (1337): Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England.
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On This Day: Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
3/15 (1978): Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
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On This Day: The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
11/11 (1620): The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
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