1804: Aaron Burr shoots and mortally wounds Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel near Weehawken, NJ.
1927: First 7/11 opens; ironically, this happens at 8:30.
1934: FDR becomes the first president to travel through the Panama Canal; his inflatable wheelchair is one of the WPA's most successful projects.
1969: David Bowie releases Space Oddity.
1969: Rolling Stones release Honky Tonk Woman.
1979: Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia & disintegrates.
1988: Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor; Tyson subsequently bites Evander Holyfield's ear, gets jailed for rape and files for bankruptcy.
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