Blackbeard was killed on this day in 1718. / Cutty Sark, one of the last tea clippers built, was launched from Dumbarton on this day in 1869.

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The Mayflower Compact was signed on this day in 1620. / On this day in 1953, the Piltdown Man, supposedly the remains of a missing evolutionary link between apes and humans, was revealed to be a hoax in the press.

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A whale sank the Essex on this day in 1820. / On this day in 1695, Afro-Brazilian anti-resistance leader Zumbi was executed by the Portuguese.

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Indira Gandhi was born on this day in 1917. / On this day in 1969, Brazilian soccer player Pelé scored his thousandth goal - though some have disputed the accuracy of this claim.

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"Steamboat Willie" was released on this day in 1928. / At noon on this day in 1883, railroads launched a system of standardized time zones in the U.S. and Canada.

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H.H. Holmes was arrested on this day in 1894. / On this day, Penobscot dancer, writer, and actress Molly Spotted Elk was born.

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The Battle of Cajamarca, also called the Massacre of Cajamarca, took place on this day in 1532. / On this day in 1938, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesized LSD.

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Sherman's March to the Sea began on this day in 1864. / On this day in 1889, Pedro II, Brazil's last emperor, was deposed.

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BBC began daily radio broadcasts on this day in 1922. / On this day in 1817, revolutionary spy Policarpa Salavarrieta was executed for treason.

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One of history's many Bloody Sundays took place on this day in 1887 in London. / On this day in 1906, industrial designer Eva Zeisel was born.

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