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2018

US Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Simone Biles says she is one of more than 130 women sexually abused by former team doctor Larry Nassar.

2001

Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.

1986

Montreal’s rookie goaltender Patrick Roy records his first of 66 career NHL shutouts, in the Canadiens’ 4-0 win against the Winnipeg Jets at the Forum.

1974

TV sitcom “Happy Days” begins an 11 year run on ABC, starring Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross and Ton Bosley

1971

George Harrison releases “My Sweet Lord” single in the UK

1970

Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.

1968

Minnesota North Stars forward Bill Masterton dies 2 days after suffering a head injury in a game against the Oakland Seals; the only death as a result of a game injury in NHL history

1967

The first National Football League Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10.

1961

Berry Gordy signs The Supremes with Motown Records.

1943

World’s largest office building, the Pentagon is completed to house the US military.

1895

Tchaikovsky’s ballet “Swan Lake” premieres, St Petersburg.

1892

Basketball rules first published in Triangle Magazine, written by Canadian James Naismith.

1889

The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia.

1870

Donkey first used as symbol of Democratic Party, in Harper’s Weekly.

1797

1st top hat worn by John Etherington of London

1759

The British Museum opens.

1559

England’s Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor) was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

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