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spaceless.com — Today in History
Sunday, 31 May 2026
Day 151 of 2026 · 214 days remaining in the year · Week 22
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1898
Norman Vincent Peale
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128 yrs ago
1930
Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry.
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96 yrs ago
1938
Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary.
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88 yrs ago
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1678
Lady Godiva takes a ride through Coventry.
US
348 yrs ago
1837
New York's Astor Hotel opens ... most elaborate in the U.S.
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189 yrs ago
1879
First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition.
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147 yrs ago
1889
Johnstown Flood occurs, killing 2,300 people.
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137 yrs ago
1907
Taxis arrive in New York City.
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119 yrs ago
1929
First reindeer born in the United States (Not the North Pole).
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97 yrs ago