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The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolutio
JVC introduces its VHS videotape at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago
After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain
Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by Larry E
Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by Larry E
Constitution for the Federation of Earth was adopted by the second session of the World Constituent Assembly, held at In
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands
The George Jackson Brigade plants a bomb at the main power substation for the Washington state capitol in Olympia, in…
The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial…
Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in 1968, is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in 1968, is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil, New York City experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24…
The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2…
The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in…
Aeroflot Flight B-2 crashes after takeoff from Vitim Airport in the Sakha Republic, killing 39.
The start of the four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War.
The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.