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Roman leader Gaius Julius Caesar (0102 BC by some calanders) born
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| 526:
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Election of Felix III as Pope
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| 1073:
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Death of St. John Gaulberto
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| 1109:
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Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli
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| 1153:
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Coronation of Anastasius IV as Pope
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| 1174:
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King Henry II does penance at Canterbury for Becket's murder
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| 1174:
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William the Lion made prisoner at Alnwick
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| 1191:
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The armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England's King Richard ('TheLionhearted'), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre
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| 1221:
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Pelagius leads the 5th Crusade up the Nile
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| 1290:
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Jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I
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| 1328:
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Marriage of David II, King of Scotland, to Joanna, sister of Edward III of England
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| 1346:
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Landing of the English army at St. Vaast la Hogue, Cotentin, Normandy
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| 1450:
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Death of Jack Cade
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| 1536:
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Death of Desiderius Erasmus
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| 1543:
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England's King Henry VIII marries Catharine Parr (his 6th & last wife), She outlived him
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| 1543:
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Henry VIII, King of England, marries Catherine Parr
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| 1561:
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St Basil's Cathedral consecrated
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| 1627:
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English troops under Buckingham land on the Isle of Rhe
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| 1645:
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Death of Michael I, Czar of Russia
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| 1690:
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Protestant forces led by William of Orange defeated the Roman Catholic army of James the Second at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland
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| 1730:
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Josiah Wedgewood , English potter, industrialist and writer. born
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| 1757:
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Composer Christian Danner born
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| 1789:
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Fire sweeps through Paris following 2 days of rioting
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| 1794:
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Russian zoologist Heinrich Christian Pander born
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| 1812:
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US forces lead by Gen. Hull invade Canada (War of 1812)
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| 1817:
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American writer Henry David Thoreau born
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| 1843:
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Mormon church founder Joseph Smith announced that a divine revelation had been given him sanctioning polygamy among his newly-organized religious followers
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| 1849:
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Canada, physician/author William Osler. He studdied the circulatory system. born
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| 1854:
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George Eastman, the founder of Kodak, was born. It was this man who in 1919 gave the 3-and-a-half Million dollars that made it possible to establish the Eastman School of Music. The Eastman School would become a hotbed of talented composers later in the century.
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| 1862:
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Congress authorized a new award, the U.S. Medal of Honor, often called the Congressional Medal of Honor
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| 1878:
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Turkey cedes Cyprus to Britain
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| 1884:
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Amedeo Modigiani, Italian painter, sculptor, and draftsman. born
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| 1884:
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Actor Joseph Crehan, Baltimore MD,(Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) born
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| 1895:
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Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian operatic soprano famous for her Wagnerian roles. born
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| 1895:
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Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist who worked with Richard Rodgers born
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| 1895:
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R. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome born
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| 1898:
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Peter Deyneka, missions pioneer. He founded the Slavic Gospel Association in 1934. This mission undertakes evangelistic work in Europe and South America. born
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| 1908:
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Comedian Milton Berle "Uncle Miltie" born
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| 1917:
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Artist Andrew Wyeth born
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| 1920:
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The Panama canal, was officially opened by President Woodrow Wilson. The project began in 1881. The first ship actually sailed through on January 7, 1914
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| 1922:
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Hindemith's "Kammermusic for Winds" was premiered in Cologne. This witty piece, an early composition with traces of jazz here and there, is still popular with wind ensembles today
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| 1933:
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A new U.S. industrial code was established to fix a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour. This was the first national minimum wage law passed by the U. S. Congress
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| 1934:
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Pianist Van Cliburn born
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| 1934:
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US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned
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| 1937:
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Comedian Bill Cosby born
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| 1943:
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Singer-musician Christine McVie born
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| 1944:
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Actress Denise Nicholas born
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| 1944:
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The RAF becomes the first air force to use jet aircraft in operational service
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| 1948:
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Fitness guru Richard Simmons born
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| 1948:
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Actor Jay Thomas born
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| 1948:
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Singer Walter Egan born
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| 1949:
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Rock singer-musician John Wetton (Asia; King Crimson) born
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| 1952:
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Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns from the army to begin his presidential campaign
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| 1956:
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Gospel singer Sandi Patti born
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| 1957:
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Actress Mel Harris born
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| 1962:
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Rock guitarist Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) born
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| 1965:
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Rock singer Robin Wilson (Gin Blossoms) born
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| 1969:
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Actress Lisa Nicole Carson born
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| 1971:
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Olympic gold medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi born
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| 1972:
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George McGovern won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Miami Beach
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| 1973:
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Rapper Magoo born
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| 1974:
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John Ehrlichman, a former aide to President Nixon, and three others were convicted of conspiring to violate the civil rights of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist
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| 1976:
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Singer Tracie Spencer born
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| 1976:
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Hans Werner Henze got a Marxist opera staged in London. It was called "We Come to the River" and was a revolution manifesto
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| 1977:
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President Carter defended Supreme Court decisions limiting government payments for poor women's abortions, saying, "There are many things in life that are not fair."
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| 1978:
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Actor Topher Grace ("That 70's Show") born
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| 1981:
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For the first time a woman in the United States was ordered to pay alimony to her husband
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| 1982:
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The last of the distinctive looking Checker taxicabs rolled off the assembly line in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The company had produced those cabs since 1922
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| 1984:
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Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale announced he'd chosen US Representative Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York to be his running-mate; Ferraro was the first woman to run for vice president on a major-party ticket
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| 1985:
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Doctors discovered what turned out to be a cancerous growth in President Reagan's large intestine, prompting surgery the following day
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| 1986:
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Protestants paraded through Northern Ireland to observe the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne, and to protest the Anglo-Irish accord giving Ireland a role in running the British-ruled province
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| 1987:
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For the first time in 20 years, a delegation of Soviet diplomats arrived in Israel for what was described as a "technical mission" to document Soviet citizens and make an inventory of Soviet property
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| 1988:
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Democratic presidential candidate Michael S. Dukakis tapped Sen. Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate
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| 1989:
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President Bush continued his visit to Hungary, where he held talks with officials and made a speech at Karl Marx University in Budapest
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| 1989:
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A farmer in eastern France went on a shooting rampage, killing 14 people before being captured
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| 1990:
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Russian republic president Boris N. Yeltsin shocked the 28th congress of the Soviet Communist Party by announcing he was resigning his party membership. Saying he wanted to concentrate on his duties as president of the Russian republic
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| 1991:
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Actor Erik Per Sullivan ("Malcolm in the Middle") born
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| 1991:
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A Japanese professor who had translated Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" was found stabbed to death, nine days after the novel's Italian translator was attacked in Milan
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| 1992:
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In an emotional farewell speech, Benjamin Hooks, outgoing executive director of the NAACP, urged the group's convention in Nashville, Tennessee, to show the world that it remained vital
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| 1993:
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196 people were killed when an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck northern Japan
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| 1993:
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In Somalia, a mob avenging a deadly United Nations attack on the compound of Mohamed Farrah Aidid killed an Associated Press photographer and three Reuters employees
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| 1994:
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Germany's highest court ruled the country's combat troops could be sent on U.N. missions abroad with parliamentary approval
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| 1994:
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President Clinton, visiting Germany, went to the eastern sector of Berlin, the first American president to do so since Harry Truman
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| 1994:
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Confirmation hearings began for Supreme Court nominee Stephen G. Breyer
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| 1994:
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The National League won the All-Star Game, defeating the American League 8-to-7
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| 1995:
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President Clinton spelled out school-prayer guidelines, asserting the First Amendment already guaranteed adequate freedom of religion
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| 1996:
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The House voted overwhelmingly to define marriage in federal law as a legal union of one man and one woman -- no matter what states might say
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| 1996:
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Hurricane "Bertha" slapped North Carolina's Cape Fear, then moved on to batter a string of coastal towns
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| 1997:
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In Copenhagen, the last stop of an eight-day European tour, President Clinton said political divisions in Europe were closing
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| 1997:
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In Spain, kidnapped Basque politician Miguel Angel Blanco was found mortally wounded shortly after a deadline set by his militant Basque captors
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| 1998:
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In Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, three young brothers who had been asleep in their beds burned to death in a sectarian attack
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| 1998:
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France beat Brazil, 3-to-0, for its first World Cup soccer championship
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| 1999:
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President Clinton and Republican congressional leaders held their first face-to-face budget meeting of the year; the talk was described afterward as positive
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| 2000:
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In Philadelphia, a WPVI TV news helicopter videotaped about a dozen police officers kicking and punching Thomas Jones, a black carjacking suspect. (Jones later pleaded guilty to carjacking and other crimes, and was sentenced to 18 to 36 years in prison)
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| 2000:
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New Hampshire Chief Justice David Brock was impeached by the Legislature, the first such action against an official in the state since 1790. (He was later acquitted in a state Senate trial.)
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| 2005:
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Padraig Harrington withdraws from British Open
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| 2005:
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Former Sudanese rebel leader John Garang sworn in as vice president of Sudan
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| 2005:
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Abreu smashes records, wins Home Run Derby
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| 2005:
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PRIDE Critical Countdown results
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| 2005:
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Tropical Storm Emily forms in mid Atlantic, threatens North and Central America
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| 2005:
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False security alarm in Bradford, England
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| 2005:
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Four explosions at Spanish power station
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| 2005:
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Intel's offices across the EU raided
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| 2005:
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London bombing: Police search houses in Leeds
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| 2005:
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Building in Barcelona damaged by explosion
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| 2005:
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Suicide attack hits mall in Netanya, Israel
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| 2005:
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Cuba declines American help for damage caused by Hurricane Dennis
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| 2005:
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Police make significant progress in London bombings investigation
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| 2005:
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UK Defence Minister alludes to possible Iraq troop reduction
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| 2005:
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Arrest over London bombing
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| 2005:
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White House refuses to comment on Karl Rove as source of leak
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| 2005:
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Ft. Wayne, Indiana burn center treats Afghan child
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| 2005:
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TD Financial to acquire Hudson United Bancorp
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| 2005:
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Fire in Hospital in Costa Rica kills 18 persons
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| 2005:
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Palestinian radio station broadcasts praise for London terror attacks
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| 2005:
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Rebel leader says he will run for president in Haiti
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| 2006:
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Man arrested for mutilating NZ body
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| 2006:
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Microsoft launches classified listings site
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| 2006:
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UK to get new nuclear power stations
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| 2006:
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Iraqi group claim deaths of U.S. soldiers avenge rape, murder of Iraqi girl
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| 2006:
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Blair ally Lord Levy arrested
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| 2006:
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Zidane apologises for headbutt
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| 2006:
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China and Russia counter resolution against North Korea
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| 2006:
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Psilocybin induces mystical and spiritual experiences: study
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| 2006:
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EU fines Microsoft €280.5 million
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| 2006:
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Canadian media company Bell Globemedia to acquire rival CHUM
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| 2006:
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Hezbollah attack Israel; Israeli forces cross over into southern Lebanon
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| 2006:
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Dozens arrested in leadup to St Petersburg G8 Summit
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| 2006:
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Sex scandal rocks Scottish politics
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| 2007:
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NASA says water found on exoplanet
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| 2007:
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Well-preserved baby mammoth found in Siberia
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| 2007:
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IAEA: North Korea to begin shutting down nuclear reactor next week
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| 2007:
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Plane from Los Angeles to London diverted
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| 2007:
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Australian radio personality Stan Zemanek dies aged 60
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| 2007:
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US stocks surge, Dow Jones index reaches record
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| 2007:
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FIFA U20 World Cup: Austria, Czech Republic, Spain and US make it to quarters
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| 2007:
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Illinois man named person of interest in wife's disappearance
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| 2007:
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Two British girls arrested for smuggling in Ghana
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| 2007:
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Tour de France: Filippo Pozzato wins stage 5
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| 2007:
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Tour de France: Thor Hushovd wins stage 4
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| 2007:
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AFC Asian Cup: Lights fail as Korea draw with Saudi Arabia, Iran defeat Uzbekistan
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| 2007:
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European football: Benayoun, Babel move to Liverpool
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| 2008:
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United Kingdom will compensate Iraqi victims of abuse
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| 2008:
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Chaotic first day for iPhone 3G
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| 2008:
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IndyMac Bank placed into conservatorship by US Government
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| 2008:
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Tony Snow, former White House Press Secretary and "Fox News Sunday" anchor, dies at age 53
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| 2008:
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American surgeon Michael E. DeBakey dies at age 99
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| 2008:
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Six die as bus carrying Polish tourists crashes in Serbia
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| 2008:
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Van Halen singer impersonated in Canadian medical scare
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| 2009:
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Former president Rafsanjani to lead Friday Iran prayers
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| 2009:
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Firefighter killed while tackling pub blaze in Edinburgh, Scotland
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| 2009:
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Daisy Dick wins Barbury International Horse Trials
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| 2010:
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Spain defeat the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time to win FIFA World Cup
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| 2010:
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Bomb blasts in Uganda kill dozens
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| 2010:
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Rosetta spacecraft passes Lutetia asteroid
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| 2010:
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Reutimann 'earns' second career NASCAR Sprint Cup race win
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| 2010:
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Australian rules football: Gippsland Football League round 13 - Traralgon defeat Sale
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Philosopher and author, Henry David Thoreau born in Concord, Massachusetts
Architect, poet, author and inventor, Richard Buckminster Fuller born in Milton, Massachusetts
Emmy Award winning actor Milton Berle born in Manhattan, New York
Actor Joseph "Curly Joe" Wardell born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Presidential Medal of Freedom winning realist painter, Andrew Newell 
Emmy, Golden Globe, and Grammy Award winning comedian, Bill Cosby born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Songwriter, keyboardist and singer, Christine McVie born in Greenodd, England
Actress and social activist, Denise Nicholas born in Detroit, Michigan
Actress Lisa Nicole Carson born in Brooklyn, New York