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1997
Larry Flynt sells Hustler in a non-zoned area of Cincinnati
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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