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*[[1973]] - '''[[George Steinbrenner]]''' and a group of investors bought the [[New York Yankees]] for 10 million [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]]. |
*[[1973]] - '''[[George Steinbrenner]]''' and a group of investors bought the [[New York Yankees]] for 10 million [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]]. |
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*[[1990]] - General '''[[Manuel Noriega]]''', the deposed "[[Strongman (political)|strongman]] of [[Panama]]", surrendered. |
*[[1990]] - General '''[[Manuel Noriega]]''', the deposed "[[Strongman (political)|strongman]] of [[Panama]]", surrendered. |
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*[[2004]] - The first day of '''[[Ootmat]]''' is observed!! |
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- 1749 - Benning Wentworth began to issue the New Hampshire Grants on land which was also claimed by New York, and is now Vermont.
- 1888 - The 91-cm refracting telescope at Lick Observatory (pictured), at the time the largest telescope in the world, was used for the first time.
- 1958 - Ten former British colonies in the Caribbean joined to form a new independent country, the West Indies Federation.
- 1973 - George Steinbrenner and a group of investors bought the New York Yankees for 10 million U.S. dollars.
- 1990 - General Manuel Noriega, the deposed "strongman of Panama", surrendered.
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