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The Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or private possession) illegal.
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The Yankee Stadium was opened to the public for the first time to host the Boston Red Sox in its inaugural game. Also known as "The House That Ruth Built".
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President Woodrow Wilson dies after suffering a stroke. The stroke left him incapacitated for the final 18 months of his presidential term. He dies shortly after.
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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian-born American anarchists who were convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster during the armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company. They were convicted and executed by the electric chair.
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Mickey Mouse makes his debut in "Steamboat Willie", created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Although Mickey was in 2 cartoons previously, Walt couldn't find a distributor for his cartoon, making "Steamboat Willie" Mickey's official debut.
