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Will Rogers, American humorist and entertainer, born (1879)

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated as he left a peace rally in Tel Aviv (1995)

King Tutankhamen's Tomb was discovered at Luxor, Egypt, by English archaeologist Howard Carter (1922)

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First electrified underground railway system officially opened in London (1890)

University of Washington founded in Seattle (1861)

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UNESCO -United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization established (1946)

Concorde supersonic airplane first exceeded Mach 2 (1970)

Singer-poet Bob Dylan played his first concert in New York City (1961)

Members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, having come to America for religious freedom, made heresy by others punishable by death (1646)

Iranian hostage crisis began as militants attacked the United States Embassy in Tehran (1979)

Nellie Tayloe Ross elected first U.S. female governor (in Wyoming) (1924)

• March Into Women's History Month!
  Planning a March project to celebrate Women's History Month? Join us as we explore some of the best Web sites for and about women.

Americans observed the first uniform election day due to Congressional legislation passed earlier that year (1845)

• Great Sites for Teaching about…Election 2000
  Best on the Web for teaching about the elections on November 7th.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower elected U.S. President (1952)

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  Teach about elections and the election process

Ronald Reagan elected U.S. President (1980)

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Sadaharu Oh of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants retired from professional baseball having hit a record 868 home runs (1980)