1957
Dogs in space
The Soviet Union sent the first animal, a dog named Laika, into space aboard the Sputnik II. Laika died in orbit.
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1903
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1952
Clarence Birdseye marketed the first frozen peas.
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1986
A Lebanese magazine broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran, leading to the Iran-Contra affair.
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1992
Carol Moseley-Braun became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
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2004
Hamid Karzai was declared the winner in Afghanistan's first presidential election.
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