Abdication of Stanislas King of Poland
Thomas Edison granted patent for an electric incandescent lamp
National Geographic Society founded in Washington DC
Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park
US Marines occupy Haiti
1st public TV demonstration
1st locomotive to carry 1 000 000 pounds operated
1st Tape Recorder is sold
Introducing the Beatles" album released in US
Sen Margaret Chase Smith of Maine tried for Republican Pres bid
Groundbreaking for 'Dragon Gateway' at Grant Avenue
Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom White & Chaffee
Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space is signed
Montgomery St Station last link in BART 'holed thru'
US & Vietnam sign cease-fire ending longest US war & milt draft
Pres Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10 000)
Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8)
Fifteenth Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 3 returns to Earth
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