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  • 1200

    Sunglasses are invented in China View Post →

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  • 1859

    Balloon covers record 809 miles over St Louis

  • 1903

    First Tour de France Bicycle Race flagged off

  • 1858

    First Canadian coins minted (1, 5, 10, 20 cent)

  • 2019

    Japan resumes commercial whaling after a break of 30+ years

  • 1971

    26th Amendment, lowering voting age from 21 to 18, is ratified

  • 1867

    Canada Day

  • 1979

    Walkman appears in stores for the first time

  • 1984

    PG-13 rating debuts

  • 1909

    Edison begins manufacturing A type alkaline storage batteries

  • 1931

    Ice vending machines introduced in Los Angeles

  • 1904

    III Summer Olympic Games open in St Louis, US

  • 1874

    First US zoo opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 1905

    Einstein introduces theory of special relativity

  • 1948

    NYC subway ride price increases from 5 cents to 10

  • 1908

    SOS distress signal becomes global standard for help

  • 1841

    Mammoth Cave National Park established in Kentucky, US

  • 1980

    'O Canada' becomes the national anthem of Canada

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