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1958 – "Horror of Dracula", starring Christopher Lee as the titular vampire, debuts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_%281958_film%29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nMb1tk7THE
1980 – The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRawDqmIC3M http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox
2013 – Sir Alex Ferguson announces his retirement as Manchester United's manager. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/22447018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Dvw2HhVyc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYRG3YDGLUM
1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coca-Cola_Advertisement.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cocacola-5cents-1900_edit2.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbJTa3hITPc