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Erratic price swings buffeted the precious metals and copper futures markets yesterday in trading dominated by the expiration of the pivotal spot, or maturing, January contracts.
WILL reputable scientists ever accept the claim that extrasensory perception and other "paranormal powers" really exist?
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28--President Carter sent to Congress today a budget for the fiscal year 1981 that holds the line on most nonmilitary programs, forecasts a mild recession and high unemployment, and omits the usual antirecession, election-year tonic of a tax cut.
EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands -- Electronic microchips have become Western Europe's newest industrial status symbol, and the battle to produce them is heating up.
A POLITICAL poll, based on a sample of 1,200 voters, reports that your favorite candidate has moved up to second place in voter popularity. Is it time to make another contribution?
Buying demand from institutions and other investors sent the broad price indexes of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and the over-the-counter market to record levels yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28--In vivid contrast to the stringencies he would impose on many other aspects of American life in his new budget, the President is prepared to give a substantial lift to scientific research and technological development.
THE United States Air Force is slowly and cautiously coming around to what model airplane builders have known all along: the importance of glue in assembling aircraft.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 29--A conference of foreign ministers from Moslem nations approved a draft resolution early today calling for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan.
A New York City police officer was killed in Brooklyn last night when he was shot and then dragged five blocks under the car of a motorist he had stopped to question in connection with a robbery, the police said.
I was wondering if anything interesting on the news was going on when I was born, and decided to create this website for fun. The purpose is to show people what was going on when they were born. With this website I've found out that it was a pretty slow news day on my birthday, but I bet it would feel cool to know a historical event happened on your birthday.
The data used in this project is provided by the New York Times API. They have by far the best API I was able to find, with articles dating back to the 1950s. There weren't any other major newspapers that had an API with close to as much data. The closest was the Guardian API, but theirs only went back to the 1990s. I decided to only use articles from the New York Times because their API was by far the best. This tool works if you have a birthday after the 1950s or so.
Some important dates in history I'd recommend looking up on this website are:
These historical events are just a few examples of the fascinating moments in history you can explore through this tool. Whether you're interested in your own birthday, significant historical dates, or just curious about what was making headlines on any given day, this website offers a unique window into the past through the lens of contemporary news coverage.
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