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On this day in the year; 1847 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City. 1959 – Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. 1974 – United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. 2004 – Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC. 2010 – Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building, is officially opened. https://youtube/watch?v=iD4qsWnjsNU
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 00:44:16 +0000

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