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- 1872 - The Amnesty Act restored civil rights to Southerners.
- 1892 - Dr. Washington Sheffield invented the toothpaste tube.
- 1906 - The Wright brothers received a patent their flying machine.
- 1939 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini signed a military alliance between Germany and Italy known as the "Pact of Steel."
- 1947 - The Truman Doctrine was enacted by the U.S. Congress to appropriate military and economic aid Turkey and Greece.
- 1955 - A scheduled dance to be headlined by Fats Domino was canceled by police in Bridgeport, Connecticut because "rock and roll dances might be featured."
- 1967 - "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" premiered on PBS.
- 1977 - Janet Guthrie set the fastest time of the second weekend of qualifying, becoming the first woman to earn a starting spot in the Indianapolis 500 since its inception in 1911.
- 1992 - Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time. He had been host for 30 years.
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