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| 1826 | - | Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario) |
| 1891 | - | William Huggins describes astronomical application of spectrum |
| 1942 | - | 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2 Guadalcanal Solomon Is |
| 1950 | - | ABC begins the tradition of Saturday morning kid shows |
| 1960 | - | Sputnik 5 carries 3 dogs into orbit (later recovered alive) |
| 1960 | - | Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by USSR (U-2 incident) |
| 1977 | - | Groucho Marx died in LA at the age of 86. |
| 1979 | - | The crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 |
| 1982 | - | Soyuz T-7 is launched |
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