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1998
U.S. district judge T. Hogan declares line-item veto law unconstitutional
1995
"Garden District" closes at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City
1995
"Garden District" opens at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City
1992
Irish Republican Army bombs London financial district, killing 3
1992
F-16 jet crashes at residential district of Hengelo Netherlands (No deaths)
1989
U.S. Senate impeaches U.S. District Judge Alcee L Hastings
1986
Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment
1985
Vicki Vola, actress (Miss Miller-Mr District Attorney)
1983
U.S. District Court begins trying Yonkers accuse of race discrimination
1979
Cheri Vivette Alexander, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1997
1978
NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms
1977
Shannan McCray, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1996
1976
Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur
1976
La Chanda Jenkins, Miss District of Columbia USA 1996
1971
Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hrs
1965
Carmen Savy, Brisbane QLD, golfer, 1990 Brisbane and District
1962
Marin County withdraws from BART district
1962
San Mateo County withdraws from BART district, San Francisco Bay area
1961
J B Parsons is 1st African American judge of a U.S. District Court
1961
James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court
1959
Len Doyle, actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney), dies at 66
1959
Ann O'Neill, Toowoomba QLD, golfer, 1989 Downs District Champ
1953
U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games
1946
Julius Streicher, German District Leader (Of Sturmer), hanged
1941
Police raid 11th district of Paris, takes 4,000+ Jewish males
1933
CCC Camps are established in Cleveland Park District
1930
106 degrees F (41 degrees C), Washington, D.C. (district record)
1923
Charles Keating, district attorney, Los Angeles, California
1918
Annette Adams sworn in as 1st woman district attorney of U.S., California
1917
Cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes
1903
U.S. wins disputed boundary between District of Alaska and Canada
1899
Eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female district attorney, NY
1899
-15 degrees F (-26 degrees C), Washington, D.C. (district record)
1896
Bay District Race Track closes
1888
Hail stones kills about 250 in Moradabad district of Delhi
1885
Julius Streicher, German district leader, Sturmer
1882
1st district lit by electricity (NY's Pearl Street Station)
1873
Bay District Race Track opens
1871
Ku Klux Klan trials began in Federal District Court in SC
1862
Slavery abolished in District of Columbia
1839
Congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia
1790
Congress establishes District of Columbia
1788
Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia
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