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1997: Critical Mass Goes Critical Jul 25, 2019

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Chaos rules the streets of the Financial District as Mayor Willie Brown's attempt to crack down on the monthly freeform bicycle ride backfires in a big way.

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1959: The Kitchen Debate Jul 24, 2019

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A grumpy but funny Nikita Khrushchev mixes it up in a model American kitchen in Moscow with a charming — at least on the Nixon scale — Vice President Richard Nixon.

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1976: Chowchilla Suspect Surrenders Jul 23, 2019

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Richard Schoenfeld and his two accomplices would eventually be convicted of a kidnapping that shocked the nation: 26 children and their schoolbus driver buried alive. Driver Ed Ray led the kids to safety.

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1916: Preparedness Day Bombing Jul 22, 2019

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Two labor leaders are framed for the worst terrorist act in San Francisco history. They spend 23 years in prison for the parade bombing that kills 10 and wounds 40.

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1993: Don't Ask Don't Tell Jul 19, 2019

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President Bill Clinton knows you're not going to like the new policy he's announcing on gays in the military. Whoever "you" are. Even the policy's creator didn't think much of it.

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1938: Wrong Way Corrigan Lands in Ireland Jul 18, 2019

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Douglas Corrigan takes off for L.A. from Brooklyn, and 28 hours later he lands ... in Dublin! He says he misread his compass and couldn't tell because of the heavy clouds. And if you believe that, there's a bridge in Brooklyn he could sell you.

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1944: Port Chicago Explosion Jul 17, 2019

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The disaster at a munitions depot near Martinez kills 320, most of them African American sailors, and highlights racial inequality in the Navy.

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1969: Apollo 11 Launches Jul 16, 2019

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Hundreds of thousands of people crowd the Florida coast to brave traffic jams, parties and the sight of a sweaty Ed McMahon as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sit on top of a rocket that hurls them toward the moon.

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1997: Gianni Versace Murdered Jul 15, 2019

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A shocking, brazen killing on the front steps of the designer's South Beach mansion. Suspicion quickly falls on one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted — prostitute Andrew Cunanan, already suspected of 4 killings.

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1972: Ho-Hum, 2 More Hijackings Jul 12, 2019

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After D.B. Cooper, the thing to do was take over a plane and demand half a million bucks and a parachute. It rarely worked, but it sure got tried a lot during the golden age of hijacking.

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