Apollo 7 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program to be launched. It was an eleven-day Earth-orbital mission, the first manned launch of the Saturn IB launch vehicle, and the first three-man American space mission. On October 22, 1968 after 163 orbits of the Earth, Apollo 7 and its crew of three astronauts, […]

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The 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair was the third major World’s Fair to be held in New York City. The site was at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Borough of Queens. The 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair opened on April 22, 1964, and ran for two six-month seasons concluding on October 17, 1965. More […]

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Juan Domingo Perón was Vice President and Secretary of War under General Edelmiro Farrell. On October 9, 1945 Perón was forced to resign and arrested by opponents within the armed forces. On October 17, mass demonstrations in the Plaza de Mayo organized by Eva Duarte (Known as Evita) and the CGT trade union federation forced […]

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The Communist Party of Peru more commonly known as the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso), is a Maoist guerrilla organization in Peru that launched the internal conflict in Peru in 1980.
When Peru’s military government allowed elections for the first time in a dozen years in 1980, Shining Path was one of the few leftist political groups […]

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The Jackson 5 - Motown TV
The Motown 25 television special, broadcast on NBC on May 16, 1983, featured a reunion performance between Jermaine and the other brothers.
Outside of one 1979 appearance on the TV show Midnight Special this was the original Jackson 5’s first performance in nearly seven years. The Motown 25 Jackson 5 […]

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Arthur Herman Bremer, the son of a Milwaukee truck driver, shot U.S. Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972 in Laurel, Maryland, leaving him paralyzed for life. He was sentenced to 53 years in a Maryland prison for the shooting of Wallace and three bystanders; he will be released on parole in December […]

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Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur was a hospital ship active during World War II, which was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1943. Of the 332 medical personnel and crew aboard, 268 died.
Centaur served in both civilian and military capabilities and during her career was involved in towing a damaged Japanese whale-chaser and […]

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Edward Vincent Sullivan was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the emcee of a popular TV variety show called The Ed Sullivan Show. A former boxer, Sullivan began his media work as a newspaper sportswriter for the Hearst syndicate, eventually taking over as theater columnist concentrating his column on Broadway shows […]

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1954 National Service Riots or Anti-National Sevice Riots is a riot in Singapore that occurred in 1954 due to the communist influence.
The persons involved were only the Chinese students in Chinese Middle School age 20 and above.
On 13 May 1954, students at a number of Chinese schools demonstrated against the British government’s decision to make […]

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The Second Battle of Kharkiv was a battle fought from 12 May to 28 May 1942, on the Eastern Front during World War II.
After a successful winter counteroffensive that repulsed German troops from Moscow but also depleted the Red Army’s reserves, the Kharkiv offensive was a new Soviet attempt to expand upon their strategic initiative.
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