"He who forgets history is doomed (or condemned) to repeat it"
George Santayana
- 1794- Haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France.
- 1854- Dr. John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine".
- 1890- Mormon Church renounces polygamy.
- 1937- Dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey (36 die).
- 1960- President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960.
- 1994- House passes the infamous "assault weapons" ban, lifted 10 years later.
- 1994- Chunnel linking England and France officially opens.
- 1997- Michael Jackson inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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