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• 1721

  Smallpox via HMS Seahorse strikes Boston, leading to 850 deaths.

• 1915

  Yankees debut pinstripes & hat-in-the-ring logo. View Post →

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• 1972

  Apollo 16 astronauts explore the moon in Lunar Rover.

• 1981

  $3.3 million stolen in largest US bank robbery in Tucson, AZ.

• 1991

  Earthquake hits Costa Rica & Panama, claiming 95 lives.

• 1994

  7,000 Tutsi massacred by Hutus in Kibuye, Rwanda.

• 1998

  Disney's Animal Kingdom inaugurated at Walt Disney World.

• 1992

  Explosions in Guadalajara's sewer system kill at least 206.

• 1977

  Optical fiber first used for telephone transmissions.

• 1870

  Birth of Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary leader.

• 1994

  Richard Nixon, 37th U.S. President, passes away.

• 1970

  First Earth Day observed by millions across the US.