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1980Kash Patel, American lawyer, former federal prosecutor and official[†]
Kashyap Pramod "Kash" Patel is an American lawyer and former federal prosecutor serving as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2025. He also served as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from February to April 2025.
1980Robert Hayden, American poet and academic (born 1913)[†]
Robert Hayden was an American poet, essayist, and educator. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976 to 1978, a role today known as US Poet Laureate. He was the first African-American writer to hold the office.
1980The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.[†]
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a high level of human development; its economy is heavily dependent on its abundant natural resources, namely bauxite, gold, petroleum, and agricultural products. Suriname is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Organization of American States.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23--For 40 of the country's most talented young scientists, Monday is a day long in coming. After months--for most, years--of studying, theorizing, tinkering, measuring, balancing, it's the day they will learn who among them has not just motivation, ingenuity and intelligence, but also promise.
If times were ordinary, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company probably would have raised $505 million in January by issuing long-term bonds, according to James T. Doudier, its treasurer.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24--Fifteen years ago the Whittaker Corporation was a classic example of the excesses of the conglomerate era. In one three-year period, the obscure aerospace concern acquired nearly 150 companies in disparate fields.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24--With all but two items agreed to, the "windfall" profits tax bill shaped by a House-Senate conference committee appears to give President Carter one of his biggest legislative victories since he took office.
Four men charged with murdering or attempting to murder New York City police officers escaped last night from a special high-risk security area in the Rikers Island prison complex. Three were quickly recaptured, but the fourth...
Inflation psychology has broken the back of the bond market while sending broad sectors of the stock market soaring this year. But a few voices on Wall Street are now suggesting that further consistent erosion in bond prices could ultimately drag down stocks.
The New York City Department of Finance has begun its first comprehensive audit of the incomes of the city's taxi owners and drivers, and the early data show few are paying any New York City small-business tax.
KUWAIT--The takeover last November of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the most serious challenge to the Saudi monarchy since the house of Al Saud stamped its name on much of the Arabian Peninsula more than 50 years ago, was initially portrayed as a bizarre expression of religious fanaticism.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24--The sugar business has suddenly gotten sweeter for almost everyone involved except the consumers, who have to pay higher prices.
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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