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Marian Anderson at the Metropolitan Opera / Khmer Rouge overthrown - January 7 Jan 07, 2021

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Marian Anderson became the first Black performer to take the stage at the Metropolitan Opera on this day in 1955. / On this day in 1979, Vietnamese troops occupied Phnom Penh and overthrew Pol Pot's regime.

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Night of the Big Wind / Alfred Wegener presented hypothesis of continental drift - January 6 Jan 06, 2021

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The Night of the Big Wind began on this day in 1839. / On this day in 1912, German geophysicist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener first presented his hypothesis on continental drift in a public lecture.

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King C. Gillette born / Elizabeth Cotten born - January 5 Jan 05, 2021

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King C. Gillette was born on this day in 1855. / On this day in 1893, blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Topsy the Elephant electrocuted / Louis Braille born - January 4 Jan 04, 2021

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Topsy the Elephant was electrocuted on this day in 1903. / On this day in 1809, French educator Louis Braille, namesake of the Braille reading and writing system, was born.

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Lucretia Mott born / Joseph Jenkins Roberts became first president of Liberia - January 3 Jan 03, 2021

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Lucretia Mott was born on this day in 1793. / On this day in 1848, Black American merchant Joseph Jenkins Roberts was sworn in as the first president of Liberia.

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New Planet Vulcan announced / Duquesne Spy Ring sentenced - January 2 Jan 02, 2021

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A new planet, called Vulcan, was announced on this day in 1860. / On this day in 1942, thirty-three members of a Nazi spy ring headed by Frederick Joubert Duquesne were sentenced to serve time in prison.

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Lorenzo de' Medici born / Frankenstein published - January 1 Jan 01, 2021

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Lorenzo de' Medici was born on this day in 1449. / On this day in 1818, Mary Shelley's debut novel, "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," was first published.

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Theodosia Burr Alston disappeared / Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan borough president - December 31 Dec 31, 2020

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The ship carrying Theodosia Burr Alston disappeared on this day in 1812. / On this day in 1953, Democrat, Tammany Hall operative, and civil rights advocate Hulan Jack was sworn in as the borough president of Manhattan.

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Iroquois Theater Fire / Edwin Hubble announced existence of other galaxies - December 30 Dec 30, 2020

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The Iroquois Theater in Chicago burned on this day in 1903. / On this day in 1924, Edwin Hubble published his observations on the existence of other galaxies for review at an upcoming meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

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Wounded Knee Massacre / Guatemalan Civil War ended - December 29 Dec 29, 2020

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A group of Lakota Sioux were surrounded and a tragic firefight erupted on this day in 1890. / On this day in 1996, the Guatemalan Civil War ended when the Guatemalan president and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity signed peace accords.

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