| 816:
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Death of St. Leo, Pope
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| 918:
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Death of Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred "the Great," King of England
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| 1099:
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Crusade leaders visit the Mount of Olives where they meet a hermit who urges them to assault Jerusalem. Taking Jerusalem
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| 1402:
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John, Duke of Burgundy, massacres 3500 people in Paris
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| 1442:
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Alfonso V, King of Aragon, crowned King of Naples
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| 1446:
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Peace of Constance
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| 1458:
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College of St. Mary Magdelen founded, Oxford, England
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| 1479:
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Death of St. John of Sahagun
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| 1587:
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Ursula Fray and Catharina Kless burned for witchcraft
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| 1616:
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Pocahontas arrives in England
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| 1623:
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Rev. Gerville Pooley, of Virginia, files the first breach-of-promise lawsuit against Ciceley Jordan...and loses
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| 1630:
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The new Governor of Massachusetts, John Winthrop, arrives in Salem
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| 1665:
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English rename New Amsterdam 'New York' after Dutch pull out
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| 1776:
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Virginia first to adopt the Bill of Rights
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| 1787:
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It is decided that U.S. Senators be at least 30 years old
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| 1806:
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John Augustus Roebling, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge born
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| 1812:
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Napoleon's invasion of Russia begins
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| 1819:
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Author Charles Kingsley (in England) born
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| 1838:
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Iowa Territory is organized
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| 1839:
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The first baseball game is played in America
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| 1849:
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The gas mask is patented by L. P. Haslett
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| 1880:
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The First baseball perfect game - John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleveland
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| 1897:
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British prime minister Anthony Eden born
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| 1898:
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Philippine nationalists declared their independence from Spain
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| 1901:
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Cuba agrees to become an American protectorate by accepting the Platt Amendment
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| 1905:
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A bitter fight between musical traditionalists and the avante garde ended in Parism in a draw. They agreed on a compromise choice to head the Paris Conservatory its composition teacher Gabriel Faure
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| 1915:
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International Power Broker David Rockefeller born
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| 1916:
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Irwin Allen, disaster movie producer born
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| 1917:
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Secret Service extends protection of President to his family as well
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| 1918:
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Movie producer Samuel Z. Arkoff born
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| 1918:
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The first airplane bombing raid by an American unit occurs on World War I's Western Front in France
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| 1919:
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Uta Hagen born
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| 1920:
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Republicans nominate Warren G. Harding for president and Calvin Coolidge for vice president
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| 1923:
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Harry Houdini frees himself from a straitjacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet above the ground
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| 1924:
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George Herbert Walker Bush, President of the United States, and Vice-President under Ronald Reagan born
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| 1928:
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Singer Vic Damone born
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| 1929:
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Anne Frank, whose diary told of hiding from the Nazis in occupied Holland born
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| 1930:
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Actor-singer Jim Nabors born
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| 1931:
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Gangster Al Capone and 68 of his henchmen are indicted for violating Prohibition laws
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| 1932:
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Author Rona Jaffe born
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| 1932:
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Actor-singer Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle, USMC; Mayberry RFD) born
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| 1933:
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Rock singer Reg Presley (The Troggs) born
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| 1934:
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Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] and United Air Lines
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| 1936:
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First radio station with 500,000 watt power, Pittsburgh, Pa
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| 1937:
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Eight of Stalin's generals are sentenced to death during purges in the Soviet Union
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| 1939:
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Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY
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| 1941:
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Jazz musician Chick Corea born
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| 1942:
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An American classical work of the first order drew a scathing review from a British listener. "How blessed are those who are born tone deaf," went the letter in the Radio Times of London, "and are spared the agony of listening to the hideous sounds of Symphony No. 3 of Roy Harris."
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| 1942:
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American bombers strike the oil refineries of Ploesti, Rumania for the first time
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| 1943:
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Sportscaster Marv Albert born
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| 1946:
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Philippines National Day
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| 1947:
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Nina Makarova conducted the premiere of her own symphony in Moscow
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| 1951:
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Rock singer-musician Brad Delp (Boston) born
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| 1951:
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Rock musician Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) born
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| 1952:
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Country singer-musician Junior Brown born
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| 1953:
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Singer-songwriter Rocky Burnette born
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| 1957:
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Actor Timothy Busfield born
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| 1959:
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Actress Jenilee Harrison born
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| 1959:
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Rock musician John Linnell (They Might Be Giants) born
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| 1962:
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Rapper Grandmaster Dee (Whodini) born
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| 1963:
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A sniper killed civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Jackson, Miss
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| 1964:
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Nelson Mandella begins a long jail term in South Africa
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| 1967:
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could NOT outlaw inter-racial marriages
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| 1967:
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Israel wins six day war
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| 1968:
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Rock musician Bobby Sheehan (Blues Traveler) born
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| 1971:
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Tricia Nixon and Edward F. Cox married in a White House ceremony
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| 1972:
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John Lennon's political "Sometime in NYC" released including "Woman is the Nigger of the World", "Attica State", and "Luck of the Irish"
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| 1977:
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Blues musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd born
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| 1977:
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Ground-breakng ceremonies for President Kennedy library
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| 1978:
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David Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each of the six "Son of Sam" .44-caliber killings that had terrified New Yorkers
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| 1979:
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Actor Wil Horneff born
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| 1979:
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Singer Robyn born
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| 1979:
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Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel
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| 1981:
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The 3rd professional baseball players strike starts
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| 1982:
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750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators in Central Park, NYC
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| 1985:
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The U.S. House of Representatives approves $27 million in aid to the Nicaraguan contras
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| 1986:
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P. W. Botha declares South African national emergency
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| 1987:
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President Reagan, during a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to "tear down this wall."
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| 1988:
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In runoff elections in France, President Francois Mitterrand's Socialist Party fell short of a majority in the National Assembly. But a right-wing coalition also failed to retain its legislative control
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| 1989:
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that white workers who claim to be treated unfairly as a result of affirmative action programs can sue for remedies under civil rights legislation
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| 1990:
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In a speech to the Supreme Soviet legislature, President Mikhail S. Gorbachev eased his objection to a reunified Germany holding membership in NATO
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| 1991:
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The Russian republic held its first-ever direct presidential elections and elected Boris N. Yeltsin president of their republic
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| 1991:
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The Chicago Bulls won their first NBA championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one
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| 1993:
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Reports surfaced that Judge Stephen Breyer, considered a likely candidate to the Supreme Court, had failed to pay Social Security taxes for a domestic employee. (Although Breyer was passed over by President Clinton in favor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he was later nominated to serve on the nation's highest court.)
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| 1994:
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Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were slashed to death outside her Los Angeles home; O.J. Simpson was tried and later acquitted of the killings in a criminal trial, but held liable in a civil action
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| 1994:
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Rabbi Menachem Scheerson, the charismatic ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader, died in New York at age 92
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| 1994:
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At the Tony Awards, "Angels in America best play while "Passion" won best musical
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| 1995:
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The Supreme Court dealt a potentially crippling blow to federal affirmative action programs, ruling Congress was limited by the same standards as states in offering special help to minorities
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| 1995:
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Rescued Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady was treated to lunch at the White House and a hero's welcome at the Pentagon
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| 1996:
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A panel of federal judges in Philadelphia blocked a law against indecency on the Internet, saying the 1996 Communications Decency Act would infringe adults' free speech rights
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| 1996:
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Senate Republicans overwhelmingly chose Trent Lott to succeed Bob Dole as majority leader
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| 1997:
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The Treasury Department unveiled a new 50-dollar bill meant to be more counterfeit-resistant
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| 1997:
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Baseball began interleague play, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series
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| 1998:
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A jury in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, convicted 17-year-old Luke Woodham of killing two students and wounding seven others at Pearl High School
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| 1998:
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Space shuttle Discovery returned to Earth, bringing home the last American to live aboard Mir and closing out three years of US-Russian cooperation aboard the aging space station
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| 1999:
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Thousands of NATO peacekeeping troops poured into Kosovo by air and by land; but in a surprising move, a Russian armored column entered Pristina before dawn to a hero's welcome from Serb residents
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| 2000:
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The Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling, said patients cannot use a federal law to sue HMO's for giving doctors a financial incentive to cut treatment costs
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| 2005:
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Italians vote on fertility referendum
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| 2005:
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More political, soccer-related unrest in Iran follows Bahrain victory
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| 2005:
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French journalist held hostage in Iraq freed
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| 2005:
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Twenty-five children injured in bus-truck collision in Florida
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| 2005:
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Chechnya train derailed by blast, 12 injured
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| 2005:
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China school flood claims 91 lives
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| 2005:
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Bomb blasts kill several in Iran
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| 2005:
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Lula's future in the hands of Brazilian Parliament
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| 2005:
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Crown Prince of Kuwait admitted to hospital
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| 2005:
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Mike Tyson set to retire after loss
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| 2005:
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Fossett set to recreate first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight
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| 2005:
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Iraqi police discover 20 bodies
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| 2005:
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Pink Floyd will reunite to play London's Live 8
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| 2006:
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Snow hits New Zealand
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| 2006:
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Oklahoma baseball team defeats Rice, evens series in NCAA Super Regional
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| 2006:
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Blair asked to intervene as British artist faces jail in Turkey for collage
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| 2006:
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German tax authority migrating 12,000 desktops to SuSE Linux and KDE
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| 2006:
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Argentina defeat Wales 27 to 25 in rugby
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| 2006:
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Australian healthcare workers don't wash hands often enough
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| 2006:
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10-year-old child takes grandmother's car for 85 Km drive
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| 2006:
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Australian late scores down Japan 3-1 in Group F
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| 2006:
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Singer Kevin Aviance attacked outside Manhattan, N.Y. gay bar
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| 2006:
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Tamil Nadu cuts diesel prices by 0.45 rupees
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| 2006:
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10 killed in shootout in Kashmir
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| 2006:
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Large meteorite strikes in Norway
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| 2006:
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger hospitalized after motorcycle accident
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| 2006:
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London terrorist suspects released without charge
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| 2006:
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Rice University baseball team beats Oklahoma, will play in College World Series
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| 2006:
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5 killed, 35 injured in train crash in Israel
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| 2006:
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Czech Republic coast to 3-0 win over USA in Group E
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| 2006:
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Judge shot at courthouse in Nevada
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| 2006:
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Italy shut out Ghana for 2-0 win in Group E
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| 2007:
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With pressure from France, Chad and Sudan open door to possible troop deployment
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| 2007:
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Recent 'Earth-like planet' found in April 'too hot' for life say some scientists
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| 2007:
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Singapore and Brunei issue joint banknote
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| 2007:
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Bail denied in Laos overthrow plot, Hmong protest
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| 2007:
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NASA extends Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission
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| 2007:
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Global annual military spending tops $1.2 trillion
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| 2007:
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Left wing of Atlantis may have been damaged
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| 2007:
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"Woofstock" dog festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| 2007:
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Kurdish militants in Iraq declare cease-fire with Turkey
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| 2008:
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Euro 2008: Portugal vs. Czech Republic
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| 2008:
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Google Developer Day starts from Yokohama, Japan
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| 2008:
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Kai-fu Lee: Developers will rule the next-generation Internet world
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| 2008:
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Cuba reforms wage laws to pay workers based on amount done
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| 2008:
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Finland, Estonia and Greece ratify the EU's Treaty of Lisbon
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| 2008:
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Euro 2008: Austria vs. Poland
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| 2008:
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Scientists suggest scaring toads to limit population
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| 2008:
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Canadian Government apologises for Residential Schools
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| 2008:
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Large forest fire continues to burn into third day in southern Norway
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| 2008:
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Ariane rocket launches Skynet and Turksat spacecraft
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| 2008:
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Floodwaters swamp Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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| 2008:
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Romanian fighter jet hit by UFOs
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| 2008:
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Four Boy Scouts killed in Iowa tornado
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| 2008:
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Norwegian national assembly votes to allow same-sex marriage and adoption
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| 2008:
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Residents evacuated after partial building collapse in Buffalo, New York
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| 2009:
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Chastity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher, to have sex change operation
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| 2010:
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Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure becomes world's largest Komen race
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| 2010:
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Rescue underway for teen solo sailor
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| 2010:
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7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Nicobar Islands, India
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| 2010:
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Kyrgyzstan: Ethnic unrest continues, government asks Russia for help
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| 2011:
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Up to 31 reported dead as Libyan government troops attack Misrata
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| 2012:
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Louisiana State University loses spot in college world series
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| 2012:
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News briefs: June 11, 2012
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Author Anne Frank born in Frankfurt am Main, Weimar Germany
Sportscaster Marv Albert born in Brooklyn, New York
Actress Jenilee Harrison born in Los Angeles, California
Billboard Music Award winning singer and guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd born in Shreveport, Louisiana