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1809 - the U.S. Supreme Court rules the power of the federal government is greater than that of any individual state.
1898, the U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, killing 260 crew members and escalating tensions with Spain
1933 President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that claimed the life of Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak.
1958 - "The Dick Clark Show" debuted on ABC-TV. Connie Francis, Pat Boone and Jerry Lee Lewis were the first performers to appear on the show.
1962 - Astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth on the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule
1964 - The Beatles released the single "Eight Days a Week" and the album "Meet The Beatles." the album goes #1 and stays there for 11 weeks
1978 Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1992 Jeffrey Dahmer found sane & guilty of killing 15 boys
1995 - Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion
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