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2004
George W. Bush wins a second term as U.S. president, winning 51% of the popular vote
2000
Al Gore wins the popular vote but loses the electoral vote to George W. Bush
1992
SuriPop VII, Suriname Popular Song Festival
1990
Lech Walesa wins in Poland's 1st popular election
1990
Mario De Andrade, founder (Movimiento Popular of Lib of Angola), dies
1987
Gerber survey find most popular names for newborns (Jessica and Matthew)
1977
HA Rey, author of popular constellation book, dies at 78
1974
Popular Electronics displays Altair 8800 computer
1967
BBC starts their own popular music radio station
1967
Edward Brooke, takes (Sen-R-Mass) seat as 1st popular elected black
1966
Beatle John Lennon says Beatles are more popular than Jesus
1966
John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"
1964
GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy
1959
Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold
1955
Pope Pius XII encyclical on sacred music and popular music
1952
Popular uprising in Bolivia
1936
Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections
1936
Spanish socialists/communists/anarchists form Unidad Popular
1928
James Kilfedder, MP, Ulster Popular Unionist
1924
Peruvian Torre forms APRA, Alianza Popular Revolutionaria Americana
1914
Robert Alda, New York City, actor, Dan Lewis-Supertrain, By Popular Demand
1913
Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1
1913
17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote
1900
Mebel Mercer, popular British singer, dies
1877
Rutherford B Hayes (R) declared president despite Samuel J Tilden (D) winning the popular vote, but is 1 electoral vote shy of victory
1876
Bananas become popular in U.S., at Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
1861
By popular referendum, Texas becomes 7th state to secede from U.S.
1845
Fire kills 1,600 in popular theater in Canton, China
1824
Popular presidential vote 1st recorded; Jackson beats J Q Adams
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