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1905-First auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach

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1613-Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees

1531-Lisbon hit by earthquake; about 30,000 die

1721-Czar Peter the Great ends Russian-orthodox patriarchy

1679-King Charles II disbands English parliament

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1945-Heavy U.S. air raid on Okinawa

1833-Charles Darwin reaches Straits Ponsonby, Fireland

1934-Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End" premieres in New York City NY

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