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1279 BC – Ramesses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94ArfQ2Or9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdv-yeU-4Y
1819 – Walt Whitman, American poet and author (d. 1892) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_W https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSAymj4hp7Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxi_JnBVvn8
1859 – The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twlVigrQw0E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roEGYXPqn00
1990 - The sitcom "Seinfeld" premiered on NBC. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/may-31/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaPxSsK6ZQA
