1972
Nixon goes to China
President Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit China.
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1613
Michael Romanov was elected czar of Russia, beginning the Romanov imperial line.
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1878
The first telephone book was issued (New Haven, Conn.).
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1916
Battle of Verdun, the longest and one of the bloodiest engagements of World War I, began.
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1965
Black nationalist leader Malcolm X was assassinated.
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1995
Steve Fossett became the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean solo in a balloon.
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2002
It was confirmed that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was dead, allegedly murdered by Islamic militants.
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2012
Eurozone finance ministers reached an agreement on a second, 130-billion bailout for Greece to help with the country's debt crisis.
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