1951
Atomic espionage
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of passing atomic secrets to the Russians and were sentenced to death.
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1848
For the first time in recorded history, Niagara Falls stopped flowing. An ice jam in the Niagara River above the rim of the falls caused the water to stop.
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1867
The North America Act was passed by the British parliament, creating the dominion of Canada.
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1971
Lt. William Calley was convicted of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre.
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1973
The last U.S. troops left South Vietnam.
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1999
The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 10,000 for the first time, at 10,006.78.
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2002
Israel declared Yasir Arafat an enemy.
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