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Pirate Legend
Edward Teach, also known as Black Beard, is killed off North carolina's outer banks during a bloody battle with a British Navy. He died by 5-musket shot wounds and 20 sword lacerations. -
John Hanson
John Hanson, the first president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, dies in his home state of Maryland -
Birth of George Eliot
ON this day, George Eliot is born. -
The first Mercedes
The first car to be produced under the Mercedes name is taken for it's inagural drive in Cansatt, Germany. -
Soviet Victory
On this day, The soviet launched as successful counteroffensive as the red army traps about a quarter-million German soldiers South of Kalach, on the Don the Don River, within Stalingrad. -
JFK's Assasination
On this day. JFK was assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in a drop-top convertable. -
First time U.S lost a B-52
America lost it's first B-52 bomber in the Vietnam war. -
Stealth Bomber Revealed
The Northrop B-2 stealth bomber is shown publicly for the first time at Air Force Plant 42 in PalmDale, California. -
Margaret Thatcher Resigns
Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister resigns. -
007
The James Bond movie 'Die Another Day", starring Pierce Brosnan as the fictional British secret service agent also known by his code number, 007, opens in theatres across the United States.