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| 1851 |
Herman Melville’s novel “Moby Dick” was published. |
| 1881 |
Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for assassinating President James A. Garfield. (He was convicted and hanged.) |
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| 1922 |
The British Broadcasting Corp. began its domestic radio service. |
| 1935 |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed the Philippine Islands a free commonwealth. |
| 1969 |
Apollo 12 was launched on the second manned mission to the moon. |
| 1972 |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 for the first time. |
| 1973 |
Britain’s Princess Anne married Capt. Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey. |
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| 1986 |
The SEC fined Ivan F. Boesky $100 million for insider stock trading.
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| 1995 |
The U.S. government instituted a partial shutdown, closing national parks and museums while government offices operated with skeleton crews. |
| 1999 |
The United Nations imposed sanctions on Afghanistan for refusing to hand over terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden. |
