| 490:
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Athenian and Plataean hoplites commanded by General Miltiades drive back a Persian invasion force under General Datis at Marathon
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| 1021:
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Death of St, Guy of Anderlecht
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| 1213:
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Simon de Montfort defeats Raymond of Toulouse and Peter II of Aragon at Muret, France
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| 1294:
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Mongol paper money introduced in Persia
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| 1494:
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Francis I, King of France (1515-47) born
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| 1559:
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Italian painter and architect Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli born
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| 1575:
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Explorer Henry Hudson (Hudson River) born
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| 1609:
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English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into the river that now bears his name
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| 1642:
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Execution of the Marquis of Cinq Mars, for treason
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| 1654:
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1st Jewish congregational service in Manhattan held
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| 1655:
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Composer Sebastien de Brossard born
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| 1662:
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Governor Berkley of Virginia is denied his attempts to repeal the Navigation Acts
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| 1683:
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A combined Austrian and Polish army defeats the Turks at Kahlenberg and lifts the siege on Vienna, Austria
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| 1687:
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John Alden, the last Mayflower passenger, died. According to history and Longfellow, he courted Priscilla Mullen in the name of his friend Miles Standish and won her himself
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| 1722:
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The Treaty of St. Petersburg puts an end to the Russo-Persian War
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| 1740:
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The French philosopher Voltaire and the Prussian enlightened king Frederick the Great first met after corresponding for years. Voltaire spent 1850-52 at Frederick's court at Potsdam
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| 1761:
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Composer Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf born
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| 1764:
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The philosopher Rameau died. Rameau was also a musician. He fancied himself both a composer and a harpsichordist. One acquaintance said, "His heart was in his harpsichord... when he shut the lid there was no one at home."
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| 1768:
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Composer Bemnjamin Carr, composer born
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| 1786:
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Despite his failed efforts to suppress the American Revolution, Lord Cornwallis is appointed governor general of India
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| 1788:
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Alexander Campbell, US founder of the Disciples of Christ. born
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| 1803:
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Composer Frantisek Matej Hilmar born
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| 1818:
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Richard Jordan Gatling, US inventor of hand-cranked machine gun born
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| 1829:
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Newspaperman Charles Dudley Warner (With Mark Twain he wrote The Guilded Age) born
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| 1836:
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Mexican authorities crush the revolt which broke out on August 25
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| 1851:
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Francis E. Clark, American Congregationalist clergyman. In 1881, at age 29, Clark organized the world's first church "youth fellowship" in Portland, Maine. Clark's original name for this Christian group concept was "The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor." born
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| 1852:
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H.H. Asquith, British prime minister (1908-16) born
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| 1864:
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The Brownings were secretly married at St Marylebone Church in London. They ran away to Italy together a week later
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| 1880:
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Author and journalist H.L. Mencken (The American Language) born
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| 1888:
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French entertainer Maurice Chevalier born
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| 1892:
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US publisher, Alfred A. Knopf born
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| 1898:
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Artist Ben Schahn in Lithuania. born
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| 1910:
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Mrs. Alice Stebbins Wells becomes the first policewoman with full powers of arrest and wearing a uniform
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| 1913:
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U.S. Olympic track star Jesse Owens. He won four medals at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 born
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| 1918:
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During World War One, US forces led by General John J. Pershing launched an attack on the German-occupied St. Mihiel salient north of Verdun, France
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| 1919:
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Adolf Hitler joins German Worker's Party
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| 1920:
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Actress Irene Dailey born
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| 1922:
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The House of Bishops of the U.S. Protestant Episcopal Church voted 36-27 to delete the word "obey" from the vows of their denomination's official marriage service
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| 1925:
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Actor Dickie Moore ("Our Gang") born
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| 1927:
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Actor Freddie Jones born
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| 1928:
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Katharine Hepburn makes her New York stage debut in "Night Hostess."
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| 1931:
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Country singer George Jones born
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| 1931:
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Actor Ian Holm born
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| 1938:
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In a speech in Nuremberg, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia
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| 1940:
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Actress Linda Gray born
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| 1940:
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Italian forces begin an offensive into Egypt from Libya. Italy's Breda Ba.65 was not the best ground-attack plane to see action in World War II--it may well have been the worst
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| 1943:
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Singer Maria Muldaur born
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| 1943:
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German paratroopers took Benito Mussolini from the hotel where he was being held by the Italian government
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| 1944:
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Singer Barry White born
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| 1944:
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During World War Two, US Army troops entered Germany for the first time, near Trier
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| 1945:
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French troops land in Indochina
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| 1951:
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Actor Joe Pantoliano born
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| 1952:
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Singer-musician Gerry Beckley (America) born
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| 1952:
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Rock musician Neil Peart (Rush) born
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| 1953:
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Khrushchev becomes First Secretary of the Communist Party
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| 1954:
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Actor Peter Scolari born
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| 1954:
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"Lassie" made its television debut on CBS
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| 1957:
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Actress Rachel Ward born
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| 1958:
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Little Rock High School in Arkansas was ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court to admit blacks
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| 1959:
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"Bonanza" premieres on NBC and ran through 1973
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| 1959:
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Luna 1 launched by USSR; first spacecraft to impact on the moon
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| 1960:
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Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy addressed the issue of his Roman Catholic faith, telling a Protestant group in Houston, "I do not speak for my church on public matters, and the church does not speak for me."
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| 1965:
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Rock musician Norwood Fisher (Fishbone) born
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| 1966:
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Rock singer-musician Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five born
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| 1966:
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Actor Darren E. Burrows ("Northern Exposure") born
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| 1966:
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The comedy-musical "The Monkees" made its debut on NBC television and the situation comedy "Family Affair" premiered on CBS television
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| 1968:
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Rock musician Larry LaLonde (Primus) born
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| 1969:
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Heavy bombing of Vietnam resumed under orders from President Nixon
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| 1972:
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Rock singer Liam Gallagher (Oasis) born
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| 1974:
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Military officers deposed Emperor Haile Selassie from the Ethiopian throne he had occupied for more than a half-century
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| 1976:
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Chicago White Sox designated hitter Minnie Minoso became the oldest player (age 53) to collect a hit in a regulation game
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| 1977:
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It was announced that Charles Dutoit would become music director of the Montreal Symphony. The Montrealers had played under Otto Klemperer, Zubin Mehta, Franz-Paul Decker and Rafael Frubeck de Burgos. Charles Dutoit would benefit from that, and build on it
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| 1977:
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South African black student leader Steven Biko died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry
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| 1978:
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The critically acclaimed TV sitcom Taxi began and ran through 1982
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| 1982:
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Jimmy Connors won his fourth U.S. Open, defeating Ivan Lendl
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| 1983:
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The Soviet Union vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution deploring the shooting-down of a Korean jetliner by a Soviet jet fighter on Sept. 1
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| 1985:
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A South African panel proposed the repeal of the country's "pass laws" that kept South Africa's blacks out of white areas
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| 1986:
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Joseph Cicippio, the acting comptroller at the American University in Beirut, was kidnapped; he was released in December 1991
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| 1986:
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The United States released Soviet physicist Gennadiy Zakharov and the Soviet Union released American journalist Nicholas Daniloff to the custody of their respective countries' embassies, pending their espionage trials
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| 1987:
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Reports surfaced that Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden had borrowed, without attribution, passages of a speech by British Labor Party leader Neil Kinnock for one of his own campaign speeches. (The Kinnock report, along with other damaging revelations, prompted Biden to drop his White House bid.)
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| 1988:
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Hurricane "Gilbert" slammed into Jamaica with torrential rains and winds of 145 miles-an-hour, killing 45 people and causing damage estimated at up to $1-billion
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| 1989:
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Manhattan Borough President David N. Dinkins won New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, defeating incumbent Mayor Edward Koch and two other candidates on his way to becoming the city's first black mayor
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| 1990:
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Representatives of the World War II Allies and West and East Germany signed a treaty in Moscow giving international sanction to German unity
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| 1991:
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Saying Middle East peace negotiations might be in jeopardy, President Bush told reporters he would use his veto authority, if necessary, to delay action on Israel's call for $10 billion in housing loan guarantees
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| 1991:
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The space shuttle Discovery blasted off on a mission to deploy an observatory designed to study the Earth's ozone layer
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| 1992:
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The space shuttle "Endeavour" blasted off, carrying with it Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space; Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space; and Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly on a US spaceship
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| 1992:
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Police in Peru captured Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman
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| 1992:
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Monica Seles won her sixth Grand Slam title, beating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the U.S. Open final
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| 1992:
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Actor Anthony Perkins died in Hollywood at age 60 of AIDS
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| 1993:
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The space shuttle "Discovery" blasted off from Cape Canaveral on a ten-day mission
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| 1993:
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Actor Raymond Burr died at his Northern California ranch at age 76
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| 1993:
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PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat arrived in Washington on the eve of the signing of a peace accord with Israel
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| 1994:
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A stolen, single-engine Cessna crashed into the South Lawn of the White House, the pilot, Frank Corder, was killed
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| 1994:
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In Canada, the separatist Parti Quebecois won a majority of seats in the province's legislature
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| 1994:
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In Poland, NATO soldiers and former Warsaw Pact nations held their first joint maneuvers
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| 1995:
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The Belarussian military shot down a hydrogen balloon during an international race, killing its two American pilots
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| 1996:
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Last-minute intervention by Republican ptesidential candidate Bob Dole led to Senate postponement of action on a treaty designed to eliminate chemical weapons. President Clinton said the agreement was threatened by "a bitter partisan debate."
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| 1997:
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With little to show after three days of shuttle diplomacy, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright declared she wouldn't return to the Mideast until Israeli and Palestinian leaders made the "hard decisions" necessary to restart peace talks
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| 1997:
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Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jesse Helms, exercising iron control, prevented any committee hearing on William Weld's nomination to be ambassador to Mexico
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| 1998:
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Leaders of striking pilots at Northwest Airlines ratified a new contract, ending a walkout that began August 28th
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| 1998:
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Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs became the fourth player in major league baseball history to reach 60 homers in a single season
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| 1998:
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Lindsay Davenport won the U-S Open, defeating defending champion Martina Hingis, 6-3, 7-5
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| 1998:
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The White House responded to Kenneth Starr's graphic report on President Clinton by calling it a "hit-and-run smear campaign."
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| 1999:
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Under intense international pressure, Indonesia announced it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to the devastated territory of East Timor
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| 1999:
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Andre Agassi captured his second U.S. Open title, dominating Todd Martin 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-2
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| 1999:
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"The Practice" and "Ally McBeal," both created by writer-producer David E. Kelley, were named best drama series and best comedy series at the 51st Emmy Awards
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| 2005:
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Koizumi wins electoral mandate for postal reform
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| 2005:
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FEMA accused of misusing trained disaster workers as public-relations workers
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| 2005:
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Bush approval rating sinks to 38%
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| 2005:
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EBay to acquire Skype
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| 2005:
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US peace activist to be deported from Australia
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| 2005:
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Exit Polls: Norway votes for change
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| 2005:
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Michael Brown, Director of FEMA resigns
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| 2005:
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Hong Kong Disneyland opens to the public
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| 2005:
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England win the Ashes
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| 2005:
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NZ opposition leader admits to fundamentalist contacts
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| 2005:
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Los Angeles undergoing large power outage
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| 2005:
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Synagogues burn as Palestinians rejoice over Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip
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| 2005:
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Second night of violence in Belfast
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| 2006:
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Damascus: US embassy attacked
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| 2006:
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Bermuda hit hard by hurricane Florence
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| 2006:
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Disneyland pranked overnight by graffiti artist Banksy; ride shut down
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| 2006:
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Attack on U.S. embassy in Syria halted in progress
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| 2006:
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Torrential rains huge havoc on Sindh, killing several, heavy rains destroy the crops in Sindh
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| 2006:
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MySpace to expand to mobile music
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| 2006:
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Bomb blast in Turkey kills 10 injures 17
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| 2006:
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European Chess Championship opens in Liverpool
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| 2006:
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Interview with Vicky Colbourne, Regional Council candidate for Wards 2 & 6 in Brampton, Canada
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| 2006:
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TADA court begins pronouncing '93 Mumbai blasts verdict
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| 2007:
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Opposition leader takes early lead in Sierra Leone presidential run-off elections
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| 2007:
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Brian Melo crowned winner of Canadian Idol
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| 2007:
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Free-to-air channel sues pay TV operator over rugby screening
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| 2007:
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Twenty20 World Championship: Kenya vs New Zealand
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| 2007:
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US says Israel hit Syrian targets in airstrike last week
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| 2007:
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Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli stripped of championship for doping
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| 2007:
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Twenty20 World Championship: Pakistan vs Scotland
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| 2007:
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Semicon Taiwan starts with 5 mainstream topics
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| 2007:
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Massive earthquake strikes Indonesia on September 12
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| 2007:
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns
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| 2007:
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Twenty20 World Championship: Australia vs Zimbabwe
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| 2007:
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Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada found guilty of plunder
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| 2007:
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Tropical storm Humberto eyes Gulf Coast
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| 2007:
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US President George Bush may reduce amount of troops in Iraq
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| 2007:
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Russian prime minister resigns at President Vladimir Putin's request
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| 2007:
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Scandinavian Airlines System landing gear failures prompt grounding of Bombardier Q400s
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| 2007:
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Rugby World Cup: Tonga, Fiji and Italy win
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| 2008:
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Controversy spreads over Libertarian U.S. presidential nominee Bob Barr
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| 2009:
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Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman diagnosed with Bell's palsy
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| 2009:
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Violence in Uganda enters second day
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| 2009:
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Former Taiwanese president jailed for life on corruption charges
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| 2009:
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Businessman and founder of The Weather Channel Frank Batten dies at 82
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| 2009:
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Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei threatens dissenters at Friday Prayers
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| 2009:
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New York Times reporter rescued in Afghanistan
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| 2009:
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Road accidents, suicide, pregnancy and violence among top killers of world's youth
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| 2009:
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Former WWE superstar Jeff Hardy arrested on major drug charges
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| 2009:
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Renault F1 launch criminal complaint against former driver over race-fixing allegation
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| 2009:
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Japanese tourist travels through 37 countries on just $2
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| 2009:
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Reports: North Korea to test third nuclear bomb
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| 2009:
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Mortar raid kills 15 in Somalia
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| 2009:
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Alleged ghost hunt in Toronto ends in death
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| 2009:
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Abu Ghraib prison burns after riot
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| 2009:
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Israeli President Shimon Peres collapses in Tel Aviv
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| 2009:
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IEEE approves 802.11n standard after six years
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| 2009:
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Scientology ties at New Village Leadership Academy stir controversy for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith
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| 2009:
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Australian rules football: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League Finals Preliminary Final
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| 2009:
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Michael Jackson tribute concert postponed until 2010
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| 2009:
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Bomb explosion in Kashmir kills three
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| 2010:
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Copenhagen hotel explosion may have been terror attack, say officials
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| 2010:
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Up to ten reported dead, 50 injured after pipeline blast in Iran
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| 2010:
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Police may have killed some of the eight tourist victims in Philippines hostage crisis
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| 2010:
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Nokia appoints Microsoft Business Division Head as chief executive
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History
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Inventor Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling born in Hertford County, North Carolina
Olympic Gold Medalist Jesse Owens born in Lawrence County, Alabama
Actress Rachel Ward born in Oxfordshire, England
Actress Amy Marie Yasbeck born in Cincinnati, Ohio