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Today in History: FEB 11, Pope Benedict XVI resigns
Today in History: FEB 8, Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded
Today in History: FEB 9, Beatles appear on “Sullivan” show
Today in History: FEB 10, Chess star loses to IBM computer
Today in History: FEB 7, Kennedy imposes Cuba embargo
Today in History: FEB 6, Elizabeth II celebrates 70 years
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Today in History: FEB 5, Senate acquits Trump
Today in History: FEB 4, Rosa Parks is born
How one man’s list gave Black inventors the credit they deserved
Today in History: FEB 3, The day the music died
Today in History: FEB 2, ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle killed
Today in History: FEB 1, Space shuttle Columbia breaks up
Today in History: JAN 31, US enters space age
Today in History: JAN 30, Tet Offensive begins
Today in History: JAN 29, Prohibition launches
Today in History: JAN 28, Space Shuttle Challenger explodes
Today in History: JAN 27, Auschwitz and Birkenau liberated
Today in History: JAN 26, Kobe Bryant and daughter killed
Today in History: JAN 25, Jury convicts Charles Manson
Today in History: JAN 24, Ted Bundy executed
Today in History: JAN 23, ABC begins mini-series “Roots”
Today in History: JAN 22, Supreme Court gives abortion right
Today in History: JAN 21, Concorde passenger service begins
Today in History: JAN 19, Lucy gives birth, twice
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