Year : 1773
Events : Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66| 33' S)
Year : 1871
Events : 1st cable car patented, by Andrewf S Hallidie (begins service in 1873)
Year : 1882
Events : 1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office
Year : 1916
Events : 1st PGA Championship Jim Barnes at Siwanoy Country club, Bronxville NY; Professional Golfer Association (PGA) forms
Year : 1928
Events : 1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented
Year : 1946
Events : United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting
Year : 1955
Events : Submarine USSR Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage
Year : 1962
Events : NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 40,690 m
Year : 1966
Events : Martin Luther King Jr opens campaign in Chicago
Year : 1979
Events : USSR performs underground nuclear test
Year : 1980
Events : NASA launches Fltsatcom-3
Year : 1984
Events : Supreme Court rules (5-4) private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws
Year : 1985
Events : Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (V England)
Year : 1998
Events : President Clinton faces sexual harassment charges from paula Jones
Year : 1975
Events : Dr.S. Radhakrishnan, Indian former President, dies.
Year : 1981
Events : Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoran.
Year : 1997
Events : Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
Year : 1991
Events : Gulf War breaks out
Year : 1995
Events : A powerful earthquake shakes major cities in western Japan, killing about 1,700 people.
Year : 1993
Events : The Voice of the Tigers, a broadcasting station operated by LTTE, confirms the death of Sadasivam Krishnakumar alias Kittu.
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