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Lend-Lease bill signed by President Roosevelt (1941), blizzard of 1888 hits US, Gorbachev chosen to lead USSR (1985), Queen Anne vetoes Scottish Militia Bill (1708), McCartney knighted (1997), Roxy Theater opens (1927), Frankenstein published (1818), first British newspaper published (1702), COPS debuts on FOX (1989), Fleming dies (1955).
President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease bill into law. (1941) Bill was enacted to allow the United States to supply equipment and food to Allied forces while remaining technically uninvolved in warfare. By the end of the war, the United States had sent more than 50 billion United States Dollars (USD) in aid to over 40 countries.
The blizzard of 1888 hit the United States. (1888) The blizzard was one of the largest natural disasters to hit the United States, killing over 400 people. There were snowdrifts more than 50 feet (over 15 meters) high in some areas, most of which fell in three days.
Mikhail Gorbachev was chosen to lead the USSR. (1985) Gorbachev oversaw a radical transformation of Russia in his six years in power, including a series of treaties with the United States. He resigned in 1991 upon the fall of the USSR.
Queen Anne has vetoed the Scottish Militia Bill. (1708) The bill itself was not as important as Anne’s veto, as it was the last time a British monarch would veto legislation.
Paul McCartney was knighted. (1997) McCartney was knighted for his services to music. The other two Beatles who survived at the time, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, reportedly took the knighthood in stride, taunting McCartney and calling him “Your Holiness.”
The Roxy Theater has opened. (1927) The Roxy was a landmark in New York and screened many famous shows and movies. The theater was known for its extremely lavish productions, as well as the quality of its assistants, who were trained by a drill sergeant.
Frankenstein has been published. (1818) The book, widely considered the first work of science fiction, was written by 21-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft. She came up with the story one rainy afternoon when she, her husband Percy Shelley and their friend, Lord Byron, decided to hold a contest to see who could write the scariest story.
The first newspaper was published in Great Britain. (1702) The Daily Courant was one of the earliest newspapers in the Western world. It was published by Elizabeth Mallet and consisted of a single page with two columns.
COPS debuted on FOX. (1989) The show was billed as the first reality television show and paved the way for the huge influx of shows like Fear Factor and Survivor in the 1990s.
Sir Alexander Fleming is dead. (1955) Fleming was best known as the discoverer of penicillin, for which he won the Nobel Prize. He is credited with making the modern use of antibiotics possible.
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