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  1. on this day in 1971, eradication of smallpox is certified, making it the first and only human disease driven to extinction. #todayinhistory
  2. on this day in 1776, George Washington and troops withdraw across the Delaware. (To return on Christmas of the same year). #todayinhistory
  3. on this day in 1971, "Blue Marble" photograph taken by crew of Apollo 17 at a distance of 18,000mi. No borders. No boundries.#todayinhistory
  4. on this day in 1849, American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery. The Underground Railroad is born. #todayinhistory
  5. on this day in 1955, Rosa Parks was found guilty of not sitting where she was told and fined $10 + $4 in court fees. #todayinhistory
  6. on this day in 1674, Father Jacques Marquette opens a mission at Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek. Chicago is born.#todayinhistory
  7. on this day in 2001, Jason Horovitz came into the world! Hard to believe he's eight already... #todayinhistory
  8. Holy Fission Batman! On this day in 1942, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.#todayinhistory
  9. on this day in 1919, Lady Astor (elected Nov 28) becomes first female member of the British Parliament to take her seat. #todayinhistory
  10. @jesseLiberty don't you mean 'bing'd' ?
  11. on this day in 1954, a meteorite hit a woman taking a nap in AL -only documented case of human being hit by rock from space.#todayinhistory
  12. on this day in 1972, Nolan Bushnell (Atari) releases Pong (1st successful video game) in Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, CA.#todayinhistory
  13. Ka Lā Hu! On this day in 1843, the Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by United Kingdom as an independent nation. #todayinhistory
  14. on this day in 1978, San Francisco was visited by brutal darkness emerging that night into hopeful light. http://ad.vu/y2wx #todayinhistory
  15. on this day in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill making Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November. #todayinhistory
  16. BOOM! On this day in 1867, Alfred Nobel patented dynamite. Premature obituary in 1888 convinces him to create Nobel Prize. #todayinhistory
  17. on this day in 1971, over Washington State, D. B. Cooper parachutes out of Northwest Orient plane with $200,000 in ransom. #todayinhistory
  18. on this day in 1963, the BBC broadcast the first episode of Doctor Who, the longest running science fiction drama to date. #todayinhistory
  19. on this day in 2009, California rolled on to beat Stanfurd 34-28 http://yfrog.com/3nio6j -- Go Bears!
  20. on this day in 1905, Albert Einstein's "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", is first published. #todayinhistory