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The United State tested its largest underground hydrogen bomb, the Cannikin.

The United State tested its largest underground hydrogen bomb, the Cannikin.

1971

On Nov. 6, 1971, the United States conducted its most powerful underground nuclear test to date. The massive, five-megaton blast detonated more than a mile below remote, windswept Amchitka Island in Alaska.

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Meet the Press made its debut on television.

Meet the Press made its debut on television.

1947

Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.

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Jefferson Davis Became the First and Last President of the Confederate States of America.

Jefferson Davis Became the First and Last President of the Confederate States of America.

1861

When the U.S. South seceded from the rest of the country, Jefferson Davis was elected its president.

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