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Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, one of the first laws in the United States
Argentine president Juan Perón expelled Montoneros from a demonstration in the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, forcing th
The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force detonated a series of car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland, killing 34 peo
India conducted its first nuclear test explosion at Pokhran, the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the fi
In an informal article in a medical journal, Henry Heimlich introduced the concept of abdominal thrusts, commonly known
The Metapolitefsi period began with Konstantinos Karamanlis taking office as Prime Minister of Greece after the…
The Metapolitefsi period began with Konstantinos Karamanlis taking office as Prime Minister of Greece after the…
George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of Star Wars
Juvénal Habyarimana (pictured) orchestrated a bloodless coup d'état of the Rwandan government and began a totalitarian…
John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the American oil magnate J. Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome.
Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield…
Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid condemned the capitalist "rat race" in his inaugural address as Rector of the Univers
The Troubles: A car bomb planted by Ulster loyalists exploded outside a crowded pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginn
The Troubles: A car bomb planted by Ulster loyalists exploded outside a crowded pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginn
The Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan by the United States, and the U
The Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan by the United States, and the U
The Dominion of Ceylon changed its name to Sri Lanka, adopted a new constitution, and officially became a republic withi
Members of the Japanese Red Army carried out the Lod Airport massacre in Tel Aviv, Israel, on behalf of PFLP External Op
Vietnam War: Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took a Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph of a naked nine-year-old Pha
President Richard Nixon signed Title IX (co-author Patsy Mink pictured) into law as part of the Education Amendments, pr