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1970 Ray Davies of Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC coml reference ban

1916 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)

1904 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to New York club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913)

1868 Halsey William Wilson, U.S., publisher of reference books

1834 1st published reference to poker (as Mississippi riverboat game)

1492 Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco


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