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| 1797 | - | British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown the Netherlands. |
| 1811 | - | The Juliana the 1st steam-powered ferryboat begins operation. |
| 1864 | - | slavery abolished in Maryland. |
| 1890 | - | Daughters of the American Revolution founded |
| 1927 | - | Lou Gehrig elected MVP |
| 1943 | - | Yanks beat Cards 4 games to 1 in the world series |
| 1958 | - | Pioneer 1 launched; 1st spacecraft launched by NASA |
| 1962 | - | Pope John XXIII convenes Vatican II Council. |
| 1962 | - | 21st Roman Catholic ecumenical council Vatican II opens in Rome. |
| 1968 | - | Billy Martin named manager of Twins |
| 1968 | - | Apollo 7 launched 1st of manned Apollo mission |
| 1969 | - | Soyuz 6 launched; Soyuz 7 & 8 follow in next two days. |
| 1975 | - | Islander\s Bryan Trottier\s 1st career hat trick |
| 1975 | - | Saturday Night Live premiers |
| 1977 | - | Soyuz 25 returns to Earth |
| 1980 | - | Cosmonauts Popov & Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days |
| 1981 | - | Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 & win only Eastern Championship Series |
| 1984 | - | Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st American woman to walk in space. |
| 1987 | - | 200 000 gays march for civil rights in Washington. |
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