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  • 1607

    Jamestown, Virginia becomes the first permanent English settlement in North America View Post →

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  • 1998

    Influential musical artist Frank Sinatra passes away at age 82 View Post →

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  • 1908

    First-ever passenger flight in an airplane occurs

  • 1861

    The Canellas meteorite, a chondrite-type meteorite, impacts near Barcelona, Spain

  • 1918

    Sunday baseball is legalized in Washington, D.C.

  • 1897

    The State Theatre, the world's oldest continuously operating movie theater, opens in Washington, Iowa

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