On this day in 1854, the Ashmun Institute, now called Lincoln University, was chartered as a college for Black men. / On this day in 1992, riots erupted in Los Angeles in response to the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King.
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A laugh track is used in a TV show for the first time - September 9th, 1950
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Carnation processes its first cans of evaporated milk - September 6th, 1899
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AIDS activists wrap a giant condom over Senator Jesse Helms’ house - September 5th, 1991
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