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Suddenly, for thousands of Americans, Canada is a hero as a result of its role in spiriting six United States diplomats out of Iran.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1--Unemployment rose sharply last month after remaining relatively stable for the previous 17 months. The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the jobless rate jumped to 6.2 percent in January from 5.9 percent the previous month.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1--Treasury Secretary G. William Miller today denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of improper foreign payments by Textron Inc. while he was its chairman. He said he had no intention of resigning from the Government.
GREENSBORO, N.C., Feb. 1--Four black men, for the most part heavier and more prosperous and certainly less grim, returned here today to a lunch counter at the F.W. Woolworth's store where they were refused service 20 years ago, an event that galvanized the civil rights movement of the 1960's.
The Government of China announced yesterday that it was joining the boycott of the Moscow Olympics, and the Government of Japan said that it, too, felt that a boycott "was desirable."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1--The six Americans who returned home from Iran Wednesday arrived here today and issued a joint statement giving a few details of their escape before meeting briefly with President Carter at the White House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1--A Defense Department report on the military situation in the Persian Gulf region has concluded that American forces could not stop a Soviet thrust into northern Iran and that the United States should therefore consider using "tactical" nuclear weapons in any conflict there.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 1-- Egypt and Israel took their first step today toward breaking the deadlock in the eight-month-old negotiations on Palestinian autonomy by agreeing on a package of responsibilities for a self-governing council in the West Bank and Gaza, according to President Carter's special Mideast envoy.
MADRID, Feb. 1 (Reuters)--The Spanish Government today broke diplomatic relations with Guatemala over the storming and burning of Spain's Embassy there last night.
NEW DELHI, Feb. 1--While seeking to reassure India on the American plan to resume arms sales to Pakistan, Clark M. Clifford, President Carter's special envoy, pointed out to officials here that the United States had reversed its position and was willing to sell highly sophisticated military equipment to India.
CATANZARO, Italy, Feb. 1 (AP)-- The police raided a Mafia hideout today and arrested seven persons in the midst of a "Mafia summit" meeting, according to police sources.
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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