The Ultimate History Blog

Events that happened today, only years ago.

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1972

Jaap Stam was born.

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1955

Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif.

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1954

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was born.

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1952

David Hasselhoff was born.

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1947

Camilla Duchess of Wales was born Parker Bowles.

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1821

Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

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2004

The Senate voted 50-48 against a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

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1999

Race-based school busing in Boston ended after 25 years.

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1977

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden was born.

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1975

Taboo was born.

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1965

The NASA space probe Mariner 4 flew by Mars, sending back photographs of the planet.

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1958

The army of Iraq overthrew the monarchy.

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1933

All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed.

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1881

Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias Billy the Kid, was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, N.M.

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1789

The citizens of Paris storm the Bastille during the French Revolution.

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2010

New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died at age 80.

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1960

John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Los Angeles.