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1919 - KLM was established in Holland. It is now the world's oldest existing airline.

1954 - IBM demonstrated the first calculator.

1978 - The Rolling Stones appeared on Saturday Night Live.

2000 - Brit Mark Tracy took the individual title at the World Conker Championships.

2002 - The FBI joined the hunt for a sniper who was shooting people in the Washington DC area. The gunmen seemed to be targeting people at random, and firing from a distance.

2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California.

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