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1980The Miracle on Ice
In a major upset, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets 4–3 at Lake Placid, N.Y.
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1371
Robert II succeeded to the throne of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty.
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1819
Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
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1879
Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first "Five Cent Store" in Utica, New York.
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1924
Calvin Coolidge made the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House.
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1935
Airplanes were no longer permitted to fly over the White House.
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