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Looking Back At January 7
Looking Back At January 7
Galileo discovers 4 moons orbiting Jupiter
Marian Anderson becomes first Black American to sing at the Met
Vietnamese forces overthrow the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
Islamist terrorists kill 12 employees of Charlie Hebdo
Today in History: September 16
Today in History: September 16: In 1893 the Cherokee Strip Land Run occurred; In 1810, Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla started a rebellion marking the beginning of the Mexican War Of Independence. In 1982, the Sabra and Shatila massacre occurred; In 2018, Hurricane Florence caused flooding across the Carolinas; In 1908, General Motors was founded; In 1966, the Metropolitan Opera officially opened its new opera house;