| 2001 | Two trucks collide inside the Gotthard Tunnel in the Swiss Alps (the world's second-largest road tunnel), killing 10 motorists and leaving 80 unaccounted for.
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| 1996 | Singer-dancer Paula Abdul marries Brad Beckerman.
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| 1994 | Actor Raul Julia dies of a cancer-related stroke in Manhasset, New York, at age 54.
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| 1991 | Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry dies in Santa Monica, California, at age 70.
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| 1945 | Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, El Salvidor, France, Haiti, Iran , Lebanon, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States are admitted to the United Nations.
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| 1945 | The United Nations charter becomes effective.
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| 1940 | The Fair Labor Standards Act goes into effect, mandating a 40-hour work week in the US.
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| 1939 | Nylon stockings for women appear on store shelves for the first time (Wilmington, Delaware).
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| 1931 | The George Washington Bridge, connecting New York City with New Jersey, opens to traffic.
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1901 | 
Ann Edson Taylor becomes the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls
in a barrel.
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| 1861 | Coast to coast telegram service begins today; US president Abraham Lincoln receives the first one.
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1852 | 
US statesman Daniel Webster dies at age 70.
(photo credit: Hemera)
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