1987
A billion stars
University of California astronomers first witnessed the birth of a galaxy that contained 1 billion stars.
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1540
King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves.
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1759
George Washington married Martha Custis.
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1838
Samuel Morse gave the first public demonstration of the telegraph.
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1912
New Mexico became the 47th state in the United States.
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1919
Former president Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, N.Y.
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1994
Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan clubbed on leg by men including husband of rival skater Tonya Harding.
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