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Citing statistics showing sharp increases in heroin arrests and heroincaused deaths in New York City, the Manhattan District Attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau, said yesterday that cities on the Eastern Seaboard were "in the early ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 22--Iraqi warplanes struck at 10 Iranian airfields today, including Teheran's, as the border conflict between the two oil-producing nations intensified.
DAMASCUS, Ark., Sept. 22--The ninemegaton nuclear warhead that was violently ejected from the Titan 2 missile that exploded last Friday morning was removed from the site of the damaged missile silo without incident today.
Gold prices surged past $700 an ounce yesterday for the first time since February as all precious metals for future delivery soared by their daily permissible limits in response to the stepped-up hostilities between Iraq and Iran.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22--The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence began last week trying to separate the truth from the rumors in a case that developed in that twilight world in Washington where intelligence, politics and journalism intersect.
TRENTON, Sept. 22--Governor Byrne ordered water conservation in 15 additional municipalities today and asked his water-emergency task force to come up with a standby rationing plan by Friday.
A GROWING number of women, considered at high risk for developing breast cancer, have elected to have their breasts removed before cancer is actually found.
EUREKA, Ill. TWO letters from concerned alumni arrived recently at Eureka College, one from a graduate upset because she thought the school was not doing enough to promote the Presidential candidacy of Ronald Reagan and the ...
A boat explosion and pier fire in the 79th Street Boat Basin marina lighted up the Hudson River along the West Side of Manhattan for more than an hour last night and severely damaged the $1 million breakwater-pier recently built there by the city.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22--While there is a consensus the recession probably has ended, economists now believe that the Federal Reserve will play a particularly critical role in determining the size of the recovery.
IN 323 B.C., after years of conquering and a monthlong debauch, Alexander the Great lay feverish in Babylon. He had a tremendous thirst and called for wine.
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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