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John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jessie Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico. | Monday, February 18th, 1878 |
The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago s Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours. | Thursday, November 28th, 1895 |
Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete. | Friday, March 16th, 1900 |
Glenville Shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization led by Ahmed Evans and the Cleveland Police Department occurred. During the shootout, a riot began that lasted for five days. | Tuesday, July 23rd, 1968 |
Melbourne-Evans collision: Off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half. | Tuesday, June 3rd, 1969 |
Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth. | Tuesday, December 19th, 1972 |
A DC-3 aircraft chartered from the Indianapolis-based National Jet crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff and boosters of the team. | Tuesday, December 13th, 1977 |
Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. | Monday, May 20th, 1996 |
The Evansville Tornado of November 2005 kills 25 in Northwestern Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana. | Sunday, November 6th, 2005 |