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Han Wu Ti, Chinese Han Emperor dies
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| 327:
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Deaths of Sts. Jonah and Berikjesu
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| 502:
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Gundobad, King of the Burgundians, issues a new legal code that brings Romans and Burgundians under the same law
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| 1058:
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Death of Pope Stephen X
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| 1134:
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Death of St. Stephen Harding
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| 1139:
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Pope Innocent II grants the Templars 'every best gift' and makes them an independent unit within the Church
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| 1315:
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Death of Raymond Lully
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| 1430:
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Sultan Murat II takes Thessalonica
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| 1464:
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Coronation of Mathias I as King of Hungary
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| 1561:
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Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste, Italy, physician burned as a heretic born
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| 1565:
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Turks sail to attack Malta
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| 1621:
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Christine Couper, of Culros, Scotland, burned as a witch
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| 1626:
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1st American forestry legislation enacted, Plymouth Colony
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| 1638:
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First Swedish immigrants to the New World land in Delaware
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| 1790:
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The 10th president of the United States, John Tyler, was born in Charles City County, Virginia. He was the first president to marry while in office (his second marriage). His two marriages produced 15 children.
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| 1792:
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Sweden's King Gustav III died, nearly two weeks after he was mortally wounded during a masquerade party
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| 1812:
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The first wedding was performed in the White House. Mrs. Lucy Payne Washington, sister-in-law of President James Madison, married Supreme Court Justice Thomas Dodd
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| 1819:
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Edwin Drake, drilled first productive oil well in US born
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| 1827:
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"He withdrew after he had given everything to his fellow man and received nothing in return." A friend of Beethoven said that, in the eulogy at the composer's grave
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| 1828:
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Robert Schumann graduated from college with a degree in law
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| 1847:
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Victorious forces led by General Winfield Scott occupied the city of Vera Cruz after Mexican defenders capitulated
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| 1848:
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Niagara Falls stops flowing -- for 1 day -- because of an ice jam
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| 1867:
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Baseball star Cy Young was born, paid $60 per month at age 23, Young would warm up in the outfield by throwing the ball against a wooden fence -- he threw with such velocity that he splintered some of the boards.
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| 1867:
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The British Parliament passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada
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| 1882:
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The Knights of Columbus was chartered in Connecticut. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic, fraternal service, family organization of almost 6 million members
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| 1886:
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The first batch of Coca Cola was brewed over a fire in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton created the concoction as a "hangover" cure and a stomach ache/headache remedy. Cocaine was an ingredient until 1904
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| 1914:
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Seven newspapers joined together to distribute the first newspaper rotogravure section. (The first picture section was developed.)
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| 1916:
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Former US Senator Eugene McCarthy born
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| 1917:
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Man o' War, the famous American race horse was foaled
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| 1918:
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Entertainer Pearl Bailey was born. Bailey received a Tony Award in 1968 for "Hello Dolly." born
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| 1919:
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Actress Eileen Heckart born
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| 1932:
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A vaudeville comedian made his radio debut, saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Jack Benny talking. There will be a slight pause while you say, `Who cares?"'
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| 1937:
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The Polish composer Karol Szymanowski died in Switzerland. Szymanowski never achieved the kind of fame Rachmaninoff or even Moussorgsky knew in their lifetimes, but his music is still recorded today. It sounds something like Richard Strauss
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| 1943:
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Keyboardist-composer Vangelis born
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| 1943:
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British Prime Minister John Major born
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| 1943:
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Comedian Eric Idle born
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| 1943:
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World War Two meat, butter and cheese rationing began
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| 1945:
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Former pro basketball player Walt Frazier born
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| 1947:
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Singer Bobby Kimball (Toto) born
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| 1951:
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Actor Bud Cort born
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| 1951:
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. (They were executed in June 1953.)
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| 1951:
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The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "The King and I," based on Margaret Langdon's novel "Anna and the King of Siam," opened at New York's St. James Theatre for 1,246 performances
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| 1954:
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Karen Ann Quinlan born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Her parents went to the U.S. Supreme Court before getting permission to turn off her life-support system. The case touched off much debate over the right to die
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| 1955:
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Football Hall-of-Famer Earl Campbell born
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| 1956:
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Gymnast Kurt Thomas born
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| 1956:
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Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas born
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| 1957:
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Actor Christopher Lambert born
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| 1959:
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Rock singer Perry Farrell(Porno for Pyros; Jane's Addiction) born
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| 1961:
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23rd Amendment ratified, Presidential vote for District of Columbia
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| 1962:
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Jack Paar hosted NBC's "Tonight" show for the final time
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| 1963:
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Alfred Hitchcock's "The Bird's," opened. The film starred Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren and Jessica Tandy
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| 1964:
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Model Elle MacPherson born
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| 1967:
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Rock singer-musician John Popper (Blues Traveler) born
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| 1967:
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The first nationwide strike in the 30-year history of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) began, lasting for 13 days
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| 1968:
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Actress Lucy Lawless ("Xena - Warrior Princess") born
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| 1968:
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Country singer Regina Leigh (Regina Regina) born
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| 1969:
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Country singer Brady Seals born
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| 1971:
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Army Lieutenant William L. Calley Junior was convicted of murdering at least 22 Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai (mee ly) massacre. (Calley ended up spending three years under house arrest.)
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| 1971:
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A jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. (The sentences were later commuted.)
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| 1973:
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The last United States troops left South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War
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| 1974:
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Eight Ohio National Guardsmen were indicted on charges stemming from the shooting deaths of four students at Kent State University. (The guardsmen were later acquitted.)
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| 1976:
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Tennis player Jennifer Capriati born
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| 1976:
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"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" won the Academy Award for the best picture of 1975. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Milos Forman won awards for best actor, best actress and best director for the film
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| 1982:
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The oldest television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, switched from CBS, where it appeared for 30 years, to NBC
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| 1987:
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Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was re-elected chairman of the right-wing Herut Party, the largest party in the Likud bloc governing Israel as part of a coalition
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| 1988:
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Two top Justice Department officials resigned over Attorney General Edwin Meese's legal problems
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| 1988:
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Senator Bob Dole ended his presidential candidacy
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| 1988:
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Michael Dukakis won the Connecticut Democratic primary
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| 1988:
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Leaders of the Assemblies of God ordered Rev. Jimmy Swaggart to stop preaching for at least a year because of "moral failure."
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| 1989:
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The movie "Rain Man" won Academy Awards for best picture, best director Barry Levinson and best actor Dustin Hoffman; Jodie Foster was named best actress for "The Accused."
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| 1990:
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President Bush, addressing the National Leadership Coalition on AIDS, declared his administration "on a wartime footing" against the disease, and called for compassion, not discrimination, toward those infected with the virus
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| 1991:
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Political strategist Lee Atwater, who'd helped propel President Bush to his 1988 election victory, died at age 40 of complications resulting from a brain tumor
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| 1991:
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Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf publicly apologized to President Bush for questioning his judgment about calling a cease-fire in the Gulf War
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| 1992:
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Democratic presidential front-runner Bill Clinton acknowledged experimenting with marijuana "a time or two" while attending Oxford University, adding, "I didn't inhale and I didn't try it again."
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| 1993:
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"Unforgiven" won the Academy Award for best picture as well as best director for Clint Eastwood; Emma Thompson won best actress for "Howards End" and Al Pacino won best actor for "Scent of a Woman."
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| 1994:
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Mexico's ruling party, the PRI, picked Ernesto Zedillo to be its new presidential candidate, replacing the assassinated Luis Donaldo Colosio
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| 1994:
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Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson resigned, capping a long-standing feud with team owner Jerry Jones
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| 1995:
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The House of Representatives rejected, 227-204, a constitutional amendment placing term limits on lawmakers. (The rejected proposal would have limited terms to 12 in the House and Senate.)
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| 1996:
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Congress passed, and President Clinton quickly signed, a 12th stopgap spending bill to avert a partial federal shutdown
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| 1997:
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Vice President Gore concluded his tour of Asia, saying that talks in Beijing had created "new momentum" in relations between the US and China
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| 1998:
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The White House denied there was any obstruction of justice by President Clinton and his legal team as Paula Jones' lawyers allege in her sexual harassment suit against the president. The administration officials also dismissed as outrageous a hearsay account Clinton might have sexually assaulted a woman 20 years ago. That allegation was included in the court filing made by Jones' lawyers
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| 1998:
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President Clinton entered Botswana's remote big-game country, where elephants outnumber people, for a two-day break from a grueling Africa trip
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| 1998:
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Twenty-two people were killed when a Russian-made Antonov military plane crashed into a Peruvian shantytown outside the northern city of Piura
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| 1998:
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The Lady Vols of Tennessee won a third straight NCAA basketball championship, defeating Louisiana Tech 93-to-75
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| 1999:
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Legendary jazz singer Joe Williams died in Las Vegas at age 80
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| 1999:
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NATO airstrikes against Yugoslavia continued for a sixth night
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| 1999:
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The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 10,000 for the first time, at 10,006.78
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| 1999:
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Connecticut beat top-ranked Duke, 77-to-74, for its first NCAA basketball championship
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| 2000:
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President Clinton told a news conference he was appalled when he first learned his campaign had taken illegal foreign donations in 1996 -- contributions he called both wrong and unneeded
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| 2000:
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A federal judge ruled that President Clinton "committed a criminal violation of the Privacy Act" by releasing personal letters to undermine the credibility of Kathleen Willey, one of his accusers
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| 2001:
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James Kopp, the fugitive wanted in the 1998 slaying of Dr. Barnett Slepian, a Buffalo, N.Y., abortion provider, was captured in France. (Kopp is fighting extradition to the United States.)
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| 2001:
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A chartered jet crashed near Aspen, Colo., killing all 18 people aboard
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| 2001:
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Pianist John Lewis, who masterminded the Modern Jazz Quartet, died in New York at age 80
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| 2005:
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Britain's Howard-Flight controversy continues
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| 2005:
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Surgeons reattach boy's three severed limbs
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| 2005:
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Congressional dems visit to Iraq encourages support of Bush $81B "reconstruction" plan
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| 2005:
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Israeli parliament rejects disengagement referendum
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| 2005:
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Australians more concerned by global warming than terrorism, says Lowy report
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| 2005:
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Upper house of former Kyrgyz parliament steps down, Bakiyev pledges to fight corruption
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| 2005:
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Sleepiness: A yawning chasm for working Americans
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| 2005:
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Japan asks "Where's the beef?"
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| 2005:
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Sudan preemptively rejects Security Council resolution on war crimes extradition
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| 2005:
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US Transportation Security Administration "made inaccurate statements" about passenger privacy, says Department of Homeland Security report
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| 2005:
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Past Jackson abuse claims to be used in court
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| 2005:
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Lorry drops thirteen tonnes of fish in British town
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| 2005:
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American Christian TV evangelist Jerry Falwell hospitalized in critical condition
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| 2005:
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California State University, Chico fraternity suspended for making frat house porno flick
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| 2005:
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Canadian Football League to test Atlantic expansion with exhibition game
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| 2005:
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Laura Bush takes a quick trip to Afghanistan
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| 2006:
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Cyclone Glenda intensifies to category 5 storm
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| 2006:
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Australian House of Representatives acknowledges Cyclone Larry efforts
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| 2006:
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UK public sector workers strike over pension rights
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| 2006:
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Blair challenges New Zealand to fight against global warming
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| 2006:
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Search for body fails on New Zealand's Raoul island
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| 2006:
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Jian Seng ghost ship affair brings criticism of Australian government
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| 2006:
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Darfur declares Swedish Foreign Minister unwelcome
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| 2006:
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UN Security Council calls on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment
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| 2006:
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New Zealand declares 2007 switch of energy efficiency strategy
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| 2006:
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U.S.A. researchers report plagiarism in Putin's dissertation
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| 2006:
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US Federal Reserve raises interest rates - energy prices could affect inflation
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| 2007:
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Iran Foreign Minister: Britain must admit to trespassing before soldiers are released
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| 2007:
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Iran 'suspends' releasing British soldiers; Shots fired near Iranian Consul in Basra, Iraq
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| 2007:
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Body of alumnus found at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York
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| 2007:
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Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs New Zealand
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| 2007:
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Proposed U.S. legislation seeks to push China to raise the value of yuan
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| 2008:
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National Hockey League news: March 29, 2008
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| 2008:
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British pop star Leona Lewis breaks US Billboard records
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| 2008:
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Huge interest takes Wikileaks offline
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| 2008:
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Businesses and individuals worldwide turn lights off as part of Earth Hour 2008
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| 2008:
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U.S. launches airstrikes against Basra militants
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| 2008:
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New bridge lowered into position as East London line extension work progresses
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| 2008:
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Around 240 Chilean protesters detained after anti-government demonstration
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| 2009:
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Utah legalizes homebrewing
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| 2009:
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Canadian neighbourhood protected from bully for three years
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| 2009:
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Space Shuttle Discovery lands in Florida
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| 2009:
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Radioactive part mistakenly sold, melted with scrap metal in China
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| 2009:
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Robber holds retired NYC police officer at gunpoint during convention
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| 2009:
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Spanish court considering torture criminal case against former U.S. officials
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| 2009:
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Stadium disaster claims lives at football World Cup qualifier match in Ivory Coast
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| 2009:
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Helicopter crash in Turkey kills six
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| 2009:
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'Recession gardens' replace victory gardens
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| 2009:
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Volcano near Anchorage, Alaska erupts, airport closed
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| 2009:
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New Jersey officials: Stimulus bill hurting Atlantic City casinos
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| 2010:
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Russia removes two timezones
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| 2011:
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George Clooney to be defence witness in Berlusconi sex case
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| 2011:
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British music royalties suffer first ever decrease
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| 2011:
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New York City disputes 2010 Census
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| 2011:
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Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs may work for Facebook
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| 2011:
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Explosion at Yemen weapons factory kills dozens
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| 2011:
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Cardenal Caro Province governor: Pichilemu Municipality to leave 107 families homeless
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| 2012:
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Sandra Fluke, Chelsea Clinton, Christine Quinn on women in politics
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| 2012:
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Pope Benedict visits Cuba urging openness, religious freedom
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Songwriter, author and actor, Eric Idle born in Tyne & Wear, England
Bus conductor, banker and Britain's Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997, John Major born in Surrey, England
NFL Hall of Fame running back, Earl Campbell born in Tyler Texas
Stage and screen actress, Marina Sirtis born in London, England
Actress and supermodel, Elle MacPherson born Eleanor Nancy Gow in Wales, Australia
Singer, dancer and actress, Lucy Lawless born Lucille Frances Ryan in Mount Albert, New Zealand