1796
A treatment for smallpox
Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccine to 8-year-old James Phipps.
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1804
The Lewis and Clark expedition set out from St. Louis.
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1904
The Olympic Games were held in the United States for the first time, in St. Louis, Missouri.
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1948
British rule in Palestine came to an end as The Jewish National Council proclaimed the State of Israel. Within hours, Israel was under attack from Arab forces.
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1955
The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and seven other Communist bloc countries. It finally dissolved in 1991.
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1973
Skylab, the United States’ first space station, was launched into orbit.
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1998
Frank Sinatra died at the age of 82.
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