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2019
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2018
Animated series “The Simpsons” surpasses 635-episode count of “Gunsmoke”‘; highest number of episodes of any series on TV.
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2011
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2004
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1992
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1991
A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as 10 million homeless.
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1981
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1971
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1967
“Respect” single released by Aretha Franklin (Billboard Song of the Year 1967).
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1961
ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” debuts.
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1945
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