This Day in History Class

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Fidel Castro sworn in as Cuban prime minister / First synthetic diamonds made - February 16 Feb 16, 2021

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On this day in 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as the prime minister of Cuba. / On this day in 1953, the Swedish company ASEA created synthetic diamonds.

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John "Black" Caesar died / Distant Early Warning Line legislation signed - February 15 Feb 15, 2021

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On this day in 1796, Australia's first bushranger, John "Black" Caesar, died. / On this day in 1954, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation approving the Distant Early Warning Line, a network of radar stations built to detect Soviet bombers.

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Telephone Patent Dispute began / Asbestos strike began - February 14 Feb 14, 2021

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On this day in 1876, inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray both filed patent documents for their telephone designs, starting a years-long controversy. / On this day in 1949, miners in Quebec led a strike for better working conditions and wages.

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Massacre of Glencoe / Sarojini Naidu born - February 13 Feb 13, 2021

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On this day in 1692, soldiers brutally killed members of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe after staying in the MacDonalds' homes for nearly two weeks. / On this day in 1879, Indian poet and activist Sarojini Naidu was born.

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NAACP founded / Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn arrested - February 12 Feb 12, 2021

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On this day in 1909, an interracial group of American leaders met in New York to call for an organization that would fight for African American civil and political rights. This event is considered the founding meeting of the NAACP. / On this day in 1974, Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was arrested and charged with treason.

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Emma Goldman arrested / BBC broadcasts first sci-fi program - February 11 Feb 11, 2021

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On this day in 1916, anarchist and activist Emma Goldman was arrested for distributing information on birth control. / On this day in 1938, the BBC broadcast the first known science fiction television program, "R.U.R."

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St. Scholastica Day Riots began / Deep Blue won first chess game against world champion - February 10 Feb 10, 2021

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On this day in 1355, riots broke out in Oxford, England, when a couple of university students incited a pub brawl over bad wine. / On this day in 1996, the IBM computer Deep Blue won its first game against a world chess champion.

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The Mud March / Carmen Miranda born - February 9 Feb 09, 2021

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On this day in 1907, thousands of suffragists marched from Hyde Park to Exeter Hall in London in what became known as the Mud March. / On this day in 1909, singer, actress, and dancer Carmen Miranda was born in Portugal.

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Dawes Act signed into law / Leo Baekeland announced Bakelite - February 8 Feb 08, 2021

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On this day in 1887, U.S. President Grover Cleveland signed the Dawes General Allotment Act into law. / On this day in 1909, Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite to the public.

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Negro History Week launched / Bonfire of the Vanities - February 7 Feb 07, 2021

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On this day in 1926, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History launched Negro History Week, which was later extended to Black History Month. / On this day in 1497, followers of the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola burned objects thought to incite sin in an event known as the Bonfire of the Vanities.

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