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Earthquakes & Fire Safety
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1635-Founding of the First public school in the United States, Boston Latin School
1704-The first regular newspaper in the United States, the Boston, Massachusetts New-Letter, is published
1898-U.S. Congress declares war against Spain
1968-Columbia University student protesters of the Vietnam war take over the administration building and shut down the University
1983-American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war
1990-The Hubble Space Telescope is launched by Shuttle Discovery
1999-Columbine High School Massacre - 15 killed (counting 2 gunmen) & 24 injured |
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