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WASHINGTON, March 20--The Soviet Union told the United States today that an outbreak of anthrax disease occurred in Sverdlovsk last year, but that it was due to natural causes and not to accidental contamination by biological-warfare agents, State Department officials said.
Sharp differences developed yesterday between New York City and taxi industry officials over the way fares for medallion taxis would be computed during a possi ble strike by bus and subway workers.
Interest rates soared yesterday while prices in the credit markets sank under the weight of a heavy schedule of borrowing by the Federal Government. The Treasury sold two-year notes at a record yield of 15.01 percent, and this week's fragile recovery in the fixed-income securities market disappeared.
WASHINGTON, March 20 In Congress's first step toward achieving a balanced budget next year, the House Budget Committee tonight approved and sent to the full House a plan for the fiscal year 1981 that shows a $2 billion surplus and calls for a possible $20 billion in tax cuts to spur business productivity.
George Bush Campaigning in Connecticut, Mr. Bush held a news conference in New Haven, attended rallies in Colchester and Old Saybrook and sought to sharpen differences with his Republican rivals.
WALLACE, Idaho Two years ago, the Hecla Mining Company, battered by the longest copper-industry slump in history, low silver prices and a hefty bank debt that overwhelmed its balance sheet, faced bankruptcy. Over the past year, however, the roller-coaster movement in metals prices has fattened Hecla's coffers.
THE HAGUE, March 20--The United States said today that it now appeared Iran might hold the American hostages indefinitely.
"I WAS describing my schedule to a lumberjack in Florida the other day," said Yehudi Menuhin, the youthful-looking, 63 year-old violinist. "He told me he thought I was the first person he'd met who worked harder than he did. I was inclined to agree with him, although he gets a lot more fresh air than I do."
RENATA Scotto is a fixture in New York's operatic life; in recent years she has become almost the Metropolitan Opera's "house soprano," so frequently does the company mount new productions for her. Most recently it has been Puccini's "Manon Lescaut," which received its premiere Monday night.
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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