1845-Texas admitted as the 28th state of U.S.
1848-Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)
1891-Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)
1911-San Francisco Symphony is formed
1937-Pan Am starts San Francisco CA-to-Auckland, New Zealand service
1937-Ireland adopts constitution (Irish Free State becomes Eire)
1948-Canada recognizes Israel
1949-Hungary nationalized its industries
1972-Life magazine ceases publication
1982-Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica
1989-Wayne Gretzky & Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the AP
1997-Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China
1848-Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)
1891-Edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)
1911-San Francisco Symphony is formed
1937-Pan Am starts San Francisco CA-to-Auckland, New Zealand service
1937-Ireland adopts constitution (Irish Free State becomes Eire)
1948-Canada recognizes Israel
1949-Hungary nationalized its industries
1972-Life magazine ceases publication
1982-Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica
1989-Wayne Gretzky & Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the AP
1997-Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China
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