Apple Computer releases the iPod.
Apple Computer releases the iPod.
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1998
Israel and the Palestinian Authority sign the Wye River Memorandum.
Israel and the Palestinian Authority sign the Wye River Memorandum.
1955
Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of…
Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam.
1918
Birth of James Daly
Born: James Daly, American actor (died 1978).
1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Westport is the last significant engagement west of the Mississippi…
American Civil War: The Battle of Westport is the last significant engagement west of the Mississippi River, ending in a Union victory.
1134
Death of Abu al-Salt
Died: Abu al-Salt, Andalusian polymath.
425
Valentinian III is elevated as Roman emperor at the age of six.
Valentinian III is elevated as Roman emperor at the age of six.
4004 BCE
James Ussher's purported creation date of the world according to the Bible.
James Ussher's purported creation date of the world according to the Bible.
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