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In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive.
In 1945, the United Nations was formally established.
In 2003, the Concorde made its final flight.
In 1962, the Manchurian Candidate debuted in theaters.
In 1884, it was the first inter-league championship played in professional baseball. It would not be known as the World Series until 1903. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In 1864, twenty Confederate soldiers raided the village of St. Albans, Vermont, robbing three banks in the process.