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Edward Teach, also known as Black Beard, is killed off North carolina's outer banks during a bloody battle with a British Navy. He died by 5-musket shot wounds and 20 sword lacerations.
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John Hanson, the first president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, dies in his home state of Maryland
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ON this day, George Eliot is born.
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The first car to be produced under the Mercedes name is taken for it's inagural drive in Cansatt, Germany.
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On this day, The soviet launched as successful counteroffensive as the red army traps about a quarter-million German soldiers South of Kalach, on the Don the Don River, within Stalingrad.
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On this day. JFK was assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in a drop-top convertable.
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America lost it's first B-52 bomber in the Vietnam war.
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The Northrop B-2 stealth bomber is shown publicly for the first time at Air Force Plant 42 in PalmDale, California.
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Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister resigns.
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The James Bond movie 'Die Another Day", starring Pierce Brosnan as the fictional British secret service agent also known by his code number, 007, opens in theatres across the United States.
