1872 - Amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500)
1905 - Royal Academy in Delft Holland becomes Technical High School
1970 - Arab terrorists kill 9 children and 3 adults on a school bus
1981 - Soyuz 40 returns to Earth
1985 - MLB Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose scores his 2,108th run to pass Hank Aaron as the National League career runs leader

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