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Monday, May 20th 2024. Events: 1570 Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. 1873 A patent for blue jeans with copper rivets is issued to Levi Strauss 1902 Cuba gains independence from the United States. 1993 The last episode of Cheers airs on TV Famous Birthdays: 1768 Dolley Madison (First Lady of the US)
1896. The Supreme Court affirmed racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson as "separate but equal." 1920. Pope John Paul II was born near Krakow, Poland. 1953. Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound. 1974. India became the 6th country to become a nuclear power. 1980.
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