Singer, actor, and activist Miriam Makeba was born in South Africa.

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A group of American oil prospectors discovered a commercially viable source of petroleum near Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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The supersonic airliner known as the Concorde took its first test flight on this day in 1969.

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On this day in 1790, the first U.S. census was authorized by Congress.

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On this day in 1940, Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for her role as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind."

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On this day in 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated.

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On this day in 1973, a group of Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

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On this day in 1909, Kinemacolor was first screen to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London. 

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On this day in 1986, Corazon Aquino became president of the Philippines, making her the first woman to hold the office. 

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On this day in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler passed her final oral exams at the New England Female Medical College, becoming the first Black woman in the U.S. to earned an M.D.

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