1971
Golf on the moon
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard hit a golf ball and Edgar Mitchell threw a "javelin" on the moon. They landed in the same crater and remain on the Moon today.
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1788
Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the sixth state to join the Union.
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1804
Joseph Priestley, British chemist, died. His work on the isolation of gases led him to discover oxygen in 1774.
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1899
The Spanish-American War ended when a peace treaty between Spain and the United States was signed.
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1933
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which set the date for the president's inauguration on Jan. 20, was adopted.
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1935
The popular board game Monopoly® went on sale for the first time.
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1952
Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
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2001
Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister of Israel.
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2012
The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marked the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
