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On This Day: An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital.
10/12 (1928): An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital.
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On This Day: Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
5/1 (1894): Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
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On This Day: First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
12/24 (1952): First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
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On This Day: First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
7/4 (1927): First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
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On This Day: America's first insane asylum opens.
10/12 (1773): America's first insane asylum opens.
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On This Day: The Dublin Society of United Irishmen is founded.
11/9 (1791): The Dublin Society of United Irishmen is founded.
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On This Day: NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
7/4 (1997): NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
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On This Day: The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.
11/1 (1570): The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.
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On This Day: A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people.
7/4 (2008): A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people.
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On This Day: David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor.
1/1 (1990): David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor.
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On This Day: Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
4/22 (1500): Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
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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: The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan.
10/12 (1279): The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan.
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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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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: Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
10/31 (1822): Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
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On This Day: The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
3/15 (1892): The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
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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: 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).
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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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Fragment: A Serpent-Face
His face was like a snake's--wrinkled and loose And withered--
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On This Day: Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
9/11 (1789): Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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On This Day: The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
12/25 (2021): The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
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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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