Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett eloped on this day in 1846. / Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by military coup on this day in 1974.

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Vivekananda gave a speech on Hinduism in Chicago on this day in 1893. / On this day in 1792, the Hope Diamond was stolen in the chaos of the French Revolution.

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DNA fingerprinting was discovered on this day in 1984. / On this day in 1960, Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila set a world record for the marathon at the Olympics in Rome.

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The Attica Prison Uprising began on this day in 1971. / On this day in 1924, a strike organized by Filipino sugar plantation workers turned into a massacre of Filipinos by local police.

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The Delano Grape Strike began on this day in 1965. / On this day in 1504, Michelangelo's David was unveiled to the public.

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Pirates raided the Ganj-i-Sawai on this day in 1695. / On this day in 1936, the last thylacine, aka Tasmanian tiger, died at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.

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The Candia Massacre began on this day in 1898. / On this day, jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden was born in New Orleans.

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"Hippie" was first used in print with its current meaning on this day in 1965. / On this day in 1945, Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko defected to Canada.

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A series of events known as the Peekskill Riots ended on this day in 1949. / On this day in 1882, Edison's Pearl Street Station in Manhattan began generating electricity.

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The Whitestone Hill Massacre occurred on this day in 1863. / This day in 1967 is known in Sweden as Dagen H, or H Day, the day that left-hand traffic in the country switched to right-hand traffic.

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