1908-Robert Peary's expedition sails from NYC for the North Pole
1912-5th Olympic Games in Stockholm opens
1923-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics formed
1924-First photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, U.S.-England
1928-First all-talking motion picture shown, in NY (Lights of NY)
1945-Nicaragua becomes first nation to accept UN Charter
1957-Harry S. Truman Library established in Independence, Missouri
1959-Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic
1965-Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms
1966-Malawi becomes a republic
1975-Comoros declares independence from France
1983-U.S. Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less
1987-First of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India
1990-"Jetsons the Movie" with Tiffany, premiers
1991-Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini to take Wimbledon championship
1912-5th Olympic Games in Stockholm opens
1923-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics formed
1924-First photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, U.S.-England
1928-First all-talking motion picture shown, in NY (Lights of NY)
1945-Nicaragua becomes first nation to accept UN Charter
1957-Harry S. Truman Library established in Independence, Missouri
1959-Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic
1965-Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms
1966-Malawi becomes a republic
1975-Comoros declares independence from France
1983-U.S. Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less
1987-First of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India
1990-"Jetsons the Movie" with Tiffany, premiers
1991-Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini to take Wimbledon championship
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