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| The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, CA at sunset taken from the Marin Headlands (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
1967:With former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. looking on, 9-year-old Caroline Kennedy christens the USS John F. Kennedy in honor of her father, two days before what would have been his 50th birthday. The ship is the last conventionally powered aircraft carrier commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
1937: Some 200,000 pedestrians walk across the Golden Gate Bridgewhen it is officially opened to foot traffic. Designed by chief engineer Joseph Strauss, the bridge spans about 1.7 miles to connect San Francisco with Marin County.
1995: Superman actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after being thrown from his horse while jumping in an equestrian event in Culpeper, Va.
1937: Some 200,000 pedestrians walk across the Golden Gate Bridgewhen it is officially opened to foot traffic. Designed by chief engineer Joseph Strauss, the bridge spans about 1.7 miles to connect San Francisco with Marin County.
1995: Superman actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after being thrown from his horse while jumping in an equestrian event in Culpeper, Va.
1997:The first all female relay team, 20 British women, reaches the North Pole in a challenging 620 mile trek.
1969:The construction of Walt Disney World begins
1936:Maiden voyage of the "RMS Queen Mary" ocean liner.
1703:St. Petersburg is founded by Peter the Great.
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