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William McKinley: US president was shot by an anarchist; he died eight days later (1901)
William McKinley: US president was shot by an anarchist; he died eight days later (1901)
Piggly Wiggly: the first self-service supermarket opened in Memphis, Tennessee (1916)
Piggly Wiggly: the first self-service supermarket opened in Memphis, Tennessee (1916)
Queen Juliana: popular monarch assumed the throne of the Netherlands, which she retained until 1980 (1948)
Queen Juliana: popular monarch assumed the throne of the Netherlands, which she retained until 1980 (1948)
Hendrik Verwoerd: South African prime minister was stabbed to death by a deranged parliamentary messenger in parliament in Cape Town (1966)
Hendrik Verwoerd: South African prime minister was stabbed to death by a deranged parliamentary messenger in parliament in Cape Town (1966)
Saint Petersburg: the original name was restored after the Russian city had been Leningrad since 1924 (1991)
Saint Petersburg: the original name was restored after the Russian city had been Leningrad since 1924 (1991)
Cal Ripken Jr.: played in his 2,131st consecutive game and broke Lou Gehrig's "unbreakable" record (1995); his streak ended at 2,632 games on September 20, 1998
Cal Ripken Jr.: played in his 2,131st consecutive game and broke Lou Gehrig's "unbreakable" record (1995); his streak ended at 2,632 games on September 20, 1998