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2012 Event - European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi, confirms the design overhaul of euro banknotes, beginning with the 5 euro note 2012 Event - The planet Venus makes its last transit of the 21st century beginning at 22:09 UTC June 5, and ending 4:49 UTC June 6 2011 Event - Poland announces it will provide amnesty to illegal immigrants beginning January 1, 2012 2010 Event - U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavor launches from the Kennedy Space Center, successfully beginning a two-week mission to the International Space Station 1997 Event - New York Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak 1990 Event - Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die 1988 Event - Baltimore Orioles win record 14th straight from beginning of season 1987 Event - "Bobro 400," a barge carrying 3,200 tons of garbage, set sail from NY, beginning an unsuccesful 8-week search for a dumping site 1982 Event - Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season 1979 Event - Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" 1968 Event - Beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam 1965 Event - Kinks arrive in New York City beginning their 1st U.S. tour 1965 Event - Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations 1962 Event - John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis 1961 Event - Beginning of a trend, a U.S. commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba 1957 Event - Premiere of only prime-time network TV show beginning with an "X": "Xavier Cugat Show" on NBC (until X-Files) 1948 Birthday - Priscilla Lopez, born in Bronx, New York, actress, In the Beginning, Kay O'Brien 1944 Event - Beginning of harsh winter 1937 Event - Britains Lord Halifax visits Germany, beginning of appeasement 1931 Event - Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe 1912 Birthday - Alois Blommaert, Flemish literary, Difficult Beginning 1912 Event - Beginning of 1st Balkan War 1912 Event - Montenegro declares war on Turkey, beginning 1st Balkan War 1892 Event - Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite 1846 Event - Beginning of Mormon march to west US 1817 Event - U.S. soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War 1756 Event - Prussian Libya occupies Saxson: beginning 7 years War 1743 Event - Prussian army occupies Saksen, beginning 2nd Silezian War 1622 Event - Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) 1618 Event - 2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War 1579 Event - Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic 1380 Event - Russians defeat Tatars at Kulikovo, beginning decline of Tatars |
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