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2020

The lower house of the Russian Parliament passes a law allowing Vladimir Putin to serve as president for life.

The PalmPilot, developed by Jeffrey Hawkins, is launched.

The Vatican condemns parents who use artificial insemination.

The song “Bette Davis Eyes” by singer Kim Carnes is released. It will go on to become the 1981 Billboard Song of the Year.

CBS premieres the show “The Incredible Hulk,” starring Bill Bixby as David Banner.

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel record an acoustic version of the song “The Sounds of Silence.”

A coup d’état led by General Fulgencio Batista takes place in Cuba.

A U.S. B-29 bomber bombs the city of Tokyo, Japan, killing 100,000 people.

The Brooklyn Dodgers announce that their players will now wear helmets when stepping up to bat.

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first phone call.

Abraham Lincoln files a patent application (the only U.S. president to do so) for a device designed to lift a boat over shoals and obstacles.

It happened on… March 10