Today in History
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2001 23 die in the Jerusalem wedding hall disaster
Hundreds of wedding guests fell two stories deep when a portion of the third floor collapsed. The tr
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1970 Engineers begin drilling the world's deepest hole
The Kola Superdeep Borehole had reached the unsurpassed depth of 12,262 meters (40,230 feet) before
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1956 The first Eurovision Song Contest is held
Lys Assia won the first edition for Switzerland. The ESC is a major song contest in Europe and one o
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1930 Amy Johnson flies solo from England to Australia
The English aviatrix was the first woman to achieve this feat. Her 18,000 km (11,000 mi) flight aboa
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1830 Mary had a little lamb is published
Sarah Josepha Hale's poem is one of the best-known English language nursery rhymes.
Births On This Day,
May, 24
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1963 Michael Chabon
American author
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1945 Priscilla Presley
American actress, businesswoman
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1941 Bob Dylan
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
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1819 Queen Victoria
of the United Kingdom
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1671 Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Deaths On This Day,
May, 24
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2007 Bill Johnston
Australian cricketer
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1974 Duke Ellington
American pianist, composer, bandleader
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1632 Robert Hues
English mathematician, geographer
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1543 Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish mathematician, astronomer
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1153 David I of Scotland
