FTA-TV First Dates - Part 7

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Sons of Emperors Made Caesar​

317 Crispus and Constantine II, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I, and Licinius the younger, son of Emperor Licinius, raised to rank of Caesar

 

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1st New Testament in Greek Published​

1516 Printing is completed of Erasmus' "Novum Instrumentum omne", first published New Testament in Greek

 

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Charles I's Ship Tax​

1628 Writs are issued in February by Charles I of England mandating that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date
https://www.onthisday.com/people/king-charles-i

 

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Salem Witch Trials​

1692 Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, & Tituba arrested for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts

 

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1790 1st US census authorized

 

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Annexation of Texas
1845 US President John Tyler signs a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas

 

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1847 Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state)

 

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1872 Yellowstone becomes the world's 1st national park

 

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Lindbergh kidnapping​

1932 The "Lindbergh kidnapping", 20 month old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh kidnapped from home in East Amwell, New Jersey, found dead 12 May

 

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Himmler Inspects Auschwitz​

1941 Commander of the SS, Heinrich Himmler inspects Auschwitz concentration camp for the first time, orders it be expanded [1]


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Stalin's Stroke​

1953 After an all-night movie and dinner session with his top advisers, Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses. He dies four days later.

 

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Castle Bravo Nuclear Test​

1954 US explodes Castle Bravo, a 15 megaton hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll, which accidentally became the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the US

 

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Event of Interest
1961 US President JFK establishes the Peace Corps

 

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1975 Colour television transmissions begin in Australia.

 

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Film & TV History​

1978 Charlie Chaplin's coffin and remains are stolen from a Swiss cemetery in an extortion plot
https://www.onthisday.com/people/charlie-chaplin

 

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Murder of Interest​

2004 Terry Nichols is convicted of state murder charges and being an accomplice to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh

 

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Event of Interest​

2016 Forbes Richest List released, Bill Gates No. 1 with $75 billion, number of world's billionaires shrinks to 1,810

 

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2020 First known COVID-19 case identified in New York, a health care worker returning from Iran

 

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2023 Social media site TikTok announces a 60-minute daily screen time limit for users under 18, though with an opt-out clause, in response to concerns about its addictive and harmful algorithms

 

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Frédéric Chopin(1810-1849)​

Polish pianist and composer (Concerto in F Minor), born in Żelazowa Wola, Duchy of Warsaw

 

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1952 Leigh Matthews, Australian Football Hall of Fame rover (Hawthorne FC), coach (Collingwood 1990 premiers; Brisbane 2001-03 premiers) and broadcaster (7 Network; 3AW), born in Melbourne, Australia

 

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1954 Ron Howard, American actor and director (American Graffiti, Happy Days), born in Duncan, Oklahoma

 

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1983 Lupita Nyong’o, Mexican-Kenyan actress (12 Years a Slave), born in Mexico City