1831 ― Belgium gains independence from the Netherlands, Leopold I made king
1836 ― First Canadian railway opens connecting La Prairie and St. Johns, Quebec
1898 ― Spain cedes Guam to U.S.
1930 ― U.S. Veterans Administration established
1931 ― Reno race track becomes first in U.S. to use daily double wagering
1940 ― Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1944 ― U.S. forces free Guam of Japanese invaders
1969 ― Neil Armstrong takes first step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)
1969 ― Russia's Luna 15 impacts moon after 52 lunar orbits
1972 ― In New York, 57 murders occur in one-week period
1978 ― U.S. Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike
1978 ― World's strongest dog, 80-kg St. Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 meters
1984 ― First documented case of a robot killing a human in U.S.
1990 ― Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood
1836 ― First Canadian railway opens connecting La Prairie and St. Johns, Quebec
1898 ― Spain cedes Guam to U.S.
1930 ― U.S. Veterans Administration established
1931 ― Reno race track becomes first in U.S. to use daily double wagering
1940 ― Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1944 ― U.S. forces free Guam of Japanese invaders
1969 ― Neil Armstrong takes first step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)
1969 ― Russia's Luna 15 impacts moon after 52 lunar orbits
1972 ― In New York, 57 murders occur in one-week period
1978 ― U.S. Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike
1978 ― World's strongest dog, 80-kg St. Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 meters
1984 ― First documented case of a robot killing a human in U.S.
1990 ― Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood
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