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1945: Adolf Hitler's Suicide May 03, 2019

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A day after Americans learned that the Nazi leader had died, they learned that Germany's official announcement that Hitler had died in battle was a lie. He had killed himself as the Red Army captured Berlin and closed in on his bunker.

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1973: Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice at the White House May 02, 2019

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Investigators have evidence that high-ranking officials of the White House and President Nixon's reelection committee conspired to cover up the Watergate break-in. They haven't figured out Nixon's role yet, but John Dean is about to start talking.

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1913: The SFPD Bunko Scandal May 01, 2019

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Fat envelopes of cash are being handed over the bars of North Beach. To the cops. And they're going down. The real scandal? A century later, not enough people use the word "bunko" anymore.

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1986: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Apr 30, 2019

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The USSR has finally admitted that something happened, but Western observers are worried it's worse than officials are letting on. The Soviets rarely ask the West for help, announce a problem on Tass, or say a government investigation is underway.

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1958: U.S. Space Program Failing Apr 29, 2019

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The Soviet Union is sending Sputnik satellites into orbit, but for the United States, it's failure after failure. The latest Vanguard rocket has plunged into the sea from 140 miles up.

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1963: Fidel Castro Visits Nikita Khrushchev Apr 26, 2019

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In something of a surprise, the Cuban premier heads to the Soviet Union for the first time amid rumors of tensions with the Soviet leader in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Meanwhile, Khrushchev opens a new front in the Cold War: Women's panties.

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1894: The First March on Washington Apr 25, 2019

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The Butte, Montana, faction of Coxey's Army has stolen a freight train and is headed east, part of a nationwide convergence to demand a jobs and infrastructure program. So who was Coxey? And how'd he get an army?

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1957: Failed the Bus Driver Test? Try Cable Cars Apr 24, 2019

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If you blow the San Francisco Municipal Railway's bus driver test, don't worry. They'll send you over for cable car training. The Public Utilities Commission thinks that's odd, but Muni defends its policy.

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1935: Pan Am Clipper Crosses the Pacific Apr 23, 2019

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In the first of four test flights, Pan American's "flying boat" completes a round-trip to Hawaii with a water landing in front of 10,000 spectators at Alameda. It's the first step toward passenger service to Asia.

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1993: Hacker Busted, Joe Montana's Farewell Apr 22, 2019

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Prosecutors are throwing the book at Kevin Lee Poulsen, a notorious hacker who rigged radio station contests to finance his life on the lam for other crimes. Plus: Joe Cool bids adieu to San Francisco and the 49ers.

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