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Most large banks raised their prime lending rates yesterday to 17 percent from 16 percent in a move to stay abreast of a Federal Reserve tight-money policy that has sharply increased interest rates.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21--A military appropriation bill far larger than that requested by President Carter or voted by the House of Representatives sailed through the Senate today.
ALBANY, Nov. 21--Leaders of the Assembly and Senate agreed today on a bill that would end state controls on the interest rates that banks can charge on unpaid credit card balances and most personal loans.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21--The State Department said today that the Administration had put off indefinitely, probably until the Reagan administration takes over, any action on Poland's request for vast economic assistance.
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 21--Fire swept from the kitchen through the casino of the MGM Grand hotel here just after dawn this morning, trapping about 3,500 guests and employees.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21--National standards for accrediting foreign medical schools attended by United States citizens were recommended today by an investigative arm of Congress.
WHITE PLAINS, Nov. 21--The prosecutor in the murder trial of Jean S. Harris asserted today that Dr. Herman Tarnower sought desperately to summon help moments before he was fatally wounded in a struggle with the 57-yearold defendant, who is charged with shooting him in a jealous rage on March 10.
Dick Howser, who said six weeks ago that he would not walk away from his job as manager of the New York Yankees, relinquished it yesterday and was succeeded by Gene Michael, the general manager.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 21 (Reuters)--A Government official said today that an Israeli member of a Hassidic sect on a visit to the Soviet Union was arrested in Kiev two weeks ago as a suspected spy.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 21--When someone told Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, that there were Jewish prostitutes walking the streets of the newly formed state, he reportedly replied: "That's a sign of economic development."
HONOLULU, Nov. 21 (UPI)--A jetliner carrying 72 passengers and crew members skidded out of control and caught fire today after landing on the Pacific island of Yap, 450 miles southwest of Guam. Four people suffered minor injuries, an official of the airline, Continental-Air Micronesia, 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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