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1993 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time
1976 1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China 1964 Underground America Day is 1st observed 1956 Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted 1950 Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London 1948 A flash of light is observed in crater Plato on Moon 1947 Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed 1946 Largest solar prominence, 300,000 mi/500,000 km, observed 1945 International Women's Day is 1st observed 1933 112 foot ocean wave observed near Manila 1921 National Hospital Day 1st observed 1916 Native American Day is 1st observed 1908 1st Mother's Day observed 1901 Memorial Day 1st observed in U.S. 1899 Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings 1868 Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves 1864 Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati 1845 1st nationally observed uniform election day in US 1724 1st Easter observed 1631 1st predicted transit of Venus (Kepler) is observed 1572 Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia 1181 Supernova observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers 1006 Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus 834 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints |
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