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1994

Three Gorges Dam

Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.

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1992

War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)

War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.

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1986

Qasba Aligarh massacre

Qasba Aligarh massacre: Over 400 Muhajirs killed in revenge killings in Qasba colony after a raid on Pashtun heroin processing and distribution center in Sohrab Goth by the security forces.

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1985

Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller takes office as the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

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1981

Arab–Israeli conflict

Arab–Israeli conflict: Israel's Knesset ratifies the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli law to the Golan Heights.

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1972

Apollo program

Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the most recent person to walk on the Moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission.

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1971

Bangladesh Liberation War

Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)

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1964

Civil rights movement

American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution's Commerce Clause to fight discrimination.

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1963

Baldwin Hills Dam disaster

The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California.

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1962

NASA

NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.

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