1937
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein was first published.
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1792
The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.
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1897
The New York Sun published its famous editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
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1938
A hurricane struck New York and New England with extensive damage and more than 600 deaths.
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1949
The People's Republic of China was proclaimed.
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1964
Malta gained its independence from Great Britain.
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1981
Belize gained its independence from Great Britain.
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1996
John F. Kennedy, Jr., married Carolyn Bessette.
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