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1996 New toll-free 888 area code introduced
1995 Northwestern South Carolina begins using new area code 864 1995 Bermuda begins using new area code 441 1995 Eastern Tennessee begins using new area code 423 1995 Southern California begins using new area code 562 1995 Northern Virginia begins using new area code 540 1995 Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941 1995 North and Western Colorado begins using new area code 970 1995 New Jersey officially dedicates the Howard Stern Rest Area along Route 295 1995 Arizona outside of Phoenix begins using new area code 520 1995 Part of Houston begins using new area code 261 1995 Southern Alabama begins using new area code 334 1995 Western Washington begins using new area code 360 1992 Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished 1990 New York Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx area code 917 1989 Iljushin-62 crashes down on residential area of Havana, 170 die 1989 AT&T announces New Jersey's 201 area code will split into 908 and 201 1981 Race riot in London area of Brixton 1981 Race riots in London's Brixton area 1980 Hurricane Allen ravages Caribisch area, about 70 killed 1980 River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter 1980 710 families in Love Canal area (Niagara Falls New York) are evacuated 1979 Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone) 1978 6 masked men bound 10 employees at Lufthansa cargo area at New York Kennedy Airport and made off with $5.8 M in cash and jewelry 1974 148 tornadoes are reported over an area covering a dozen states 1972 Golden Gate National Recreation Area created 1962 John F. Kennedy authorizes Area Redevelopment Act 1962 San Mateo County withdraws from BART district, San Francisco Bay area 1959 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area 1957 Bkln Sports Authority gets an engineering report on 50,000-seat stadium in downtown area for estimated $207 million 1950 South African parliament accept "Groups Area Act" 1949 Fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China) 1945 Koreas divided on 38th parallel with U.S. occupying the southern area 1943 Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area 1926 1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS) 1924 Gila Wilderness Area established by Forest Service 1897 Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll) 1864 Robert E. Lee's home area, Arlington, Virginia, becomes a military cemetery 1863 1st cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area) 1853 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico 1850 California Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties 1842 Indians land in Ohio, a 12 mile area in Upper Sandusky 1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia 1787 Orange troops occupy Area at Duurstede 1784 Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1755 Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report 1715 Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to Netherlands 1682 William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York 1632 Britain grants 2nd Lord Baltimore rights to Chesapeake Bay area 1524 Giovanni de Varrazano of France sights land around area of Carolinas 1516 1st ghetto, Jews are compelled to live in specific area of Venice |
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