On this day :
1888 National Geographic Society founded, 1785 Georgia incorporates the first state university, 1965 Shelby GT 350 debuts, 1862 Lincoln orders armies to advance, 1973 US officially ends participation in a Cold War conflict, 1978 The socalled Dracula killer, 2002 Explosions trigger deadly panic in Nigeria, 1926 Baird demonstrates TV, 1967 Astronauts die in launch pad fire, 1975 Senate investigation of FBI and CIA activities begins, 1991 Somali dictator flees, 2004 Thirteenyearold Keisha CastleHughes nominated for Best Actress Oscar, 1302 Dante is exiled from Florence, 2010 The Catcher in the Rye author JD Salinger dies, 1970 John Lennon writes and records Instant Karma in a single day, 1951 First atomic detonation at the Nevada test site, 1943 Reagan serves in film unit, 1996 Monica Seles wins first Grand Slam title since being attacked, 1967 Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor, 1973 Paris Peace Accords signed, 1918 Workers prepare to strike in Germany, 1943 Americans bomb Germans for first time, 1944 Siege of Leningrad is lifted,
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