Event:
Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f, two planets resembling planet Earth are discovered revolving around the star Kepler-62 in the habitable zone, an area around the stars whose atmospheric pressure can suport liquid water at the surface
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1995 Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football
1994 Former President Nixon suffered a stroke and dies 4 days later
1978 Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999
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1909 Joan of Arc declared a saint