| 853:
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Death of St. Columba of Cordoba
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Charles III, "The Simple" of France (893-923) born
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| 1179:
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Death of St. Hildegarde
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| 1271:
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King of Bohemia & Poland Wenceslas II (1278-1305) born
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| 1374:
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Compact of Kassa
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| 1397:
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Arundel, Gloucester and Warwick accused of treason
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| 1397:
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Parliament of England meets
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| 1552:
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Pope Paul V born as Camillo Borghese (1605-21) born
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| 1580:
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Countess of Nassau and daughter of Willem of Orange Charlotte Brabantia. born
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| 1580:
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Poet and satirist Francisco Gomez de Quevado y Villegas (Vida del Buscn) born
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| 1605:
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Composer Francesco Sacrati born
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| 1619:
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English general and parliament leader John Lambert born
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| 1621:
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Death of St. Robert Bellarmine, theologian
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| 1630:
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The town of Boston is founded by John Winthrop as an extension of the colony at Salem
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| 1643:
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Bishop of Salisbury Gilbert Burnet born
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| 1656:
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Massachusetts enacted severe laws against Quakers
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| 1709:
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Lexicographer and writer Samuel Johnson (Boswell's Tour Guide) born
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| 1711:
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Composer Ignaz Jakob Holzbaue born
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| 1717:
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The first synod of the Presbyterian Church in America met in Philadelphia
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| 1730:
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Baron Frederick von Steuben, made the Continental Army winners. born
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| 1743:
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Marquis Marie Jean de Condorcet, French mathematician and philosopher, a leading thinker in the Enlightenment. born
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| 1762:
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The violinist and composer Francesco Geminiani collapsed in Dublin upon learning that the only copy of his book on how to play the violin had been stolen by the maid
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| 1776:
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Along the western coast of North America, a party of 247 Spanish colonists consecrated their newly-founded mission, known as San Francisco. The Presidio of San Francisco was founded as a Spanish fort
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| 1787:
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The United States Constitution, completed in Philadelphia, was signed by a majority of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention
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| 1796:
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President George Washington delivers his "Farewell Address" to Congress before concluding his second term in office. When George Washington announced that he would retire from office he set the stage for the nation's first two party presidential campaign
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| 1862:
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The Battle of Antietam in Maryland, the bloodiest day in U.S. history, commences. Fighting in the corn field, Bloody Lane and Burnside's Bridge rages all day as the Union and Confederate armies suffer a combined 26,293 casualties. New York Tribune reporter George Smalley scooped the world with his vivid account of the Battle of Antietam
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| 1868:
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Walter Gowans, Canadian missions pioneer. In 1893 he helped found the Sudan Interior Mission in Toronto. born
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| 1868:
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The Battle of Beecher's Island begins, in which Major George "Sandy" Forsyth and 50 volunteers hold off 500 Sioux and Cheyenne in eastern Colorado
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| 1872:
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Phillip W. Pratt, of Abington, MA, patented his version of the sprinkler system
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| 1874:
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Actor comedian Ben Turpin (Burlesque of Carmen, Yankee Doodle in Berlin, Mack Sennett comedies, When Comedy was King) born
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| 1879:
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Andrew "Rube" Foster, father of the Negro baseball leagues. born
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| 1883:
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William Carlos Williams, poet, playwright, essayist and writer who won a Pulitzer prize for Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems born
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| 1884:
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Charles Tomlinson Griffes (Elmira, New York). Griffes, who only lived to be 35, is remembered today mainly for one brief work, "Poem for Flute and Orchestra." It's an impressionistic piece of great delicacy. born
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| 1890:
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1940's radio news commentator Gabriel Heatter born
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| 1900:
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Hotel magnate J. (John) Marriott born
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| 1902:
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Actress Esther Ralston (Tin Pan Alley, We're in the Legion Now, Oliver Twist, Shadows of the Orient, To the Last Man) born
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| 1902:
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U.S. troops are sent to Panama to keep train lines open over the isthmus as Panamanian nationals struggle for independence from Colombia
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| 1903:
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Turks destroy the town of Kastoria in Greece (Macedonia), killing 10,000 civilians
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| 1904:
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Comedian actor Jerry Colonna (Meet Me in Las Vegas, Kentucky Jubilee, The Road to Singapore; TV host: The Jerry Colonna Show) born
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| 1904:
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Actress Dolores Costello (The Magnificent Ambersons) born
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| 1907:
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Former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger 1 born
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| 1908:
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The first fatality in an airplane accident.
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| 1911:
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The first transcontinental airplane flight, from New York City to Pasadena, California, was completed. It only took C.P. Rogers 82 hours to fly across the U.S
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| 1917:
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The German Army recaptures the Russian Port of Riga from Russian forces
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| 1920:
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The American Professional Football Association -- a precursor of the NFL -- was formed in Canton, Ohio (my hometown and the geographical site of the Daily Miscellany)
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| 1923:
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Country music pioneer Hank Williams Sr.(I'll Never Get Out of this World Alive, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Cold, Cold Heart, Take These Chains from My Heart, Honky Tonkin', Jambalaya, Kaw-Liga, Your Cheatin' Heart; 1st country musician whose music crossed over into pop; wrote 125 compositions) born
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| 1928:
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Actor Roddy McDowall born
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| 1929:
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Actress Pat Crowley (Joe Forrester, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Red Garters, Return to Fantasy Island) born
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| 1930:
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Actor David Huddleston born
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| 1931:
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Actress Anne Bancroft (Annemarie Italiano) born
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| 1933:
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Actress Dorothy Loudon (The Garry Moore Show) born
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| 1935:
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Author Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) born
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| 1938:
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Actor Paul Benedict (The Jeffersons, The Freshmen) born
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| 1939:
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Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter born
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| 1939:
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Singer LaMonte McLemore (The Fifth Dimension) born
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| 1939:
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The Soviet Union invaded Poland, more than two weeks after Nazi Germany launched its assault
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| 1942:
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill meets with Soviet Premier Josef Stalin in Moscow as the German Army rams into Stalingrad
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| 1944:
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British airborne troops parachute into Holland to capture the Arnhem bridge as part of Operation Market-Garden. The plan called for the airborne troops to be relieved by British troops, but they were left stranded and eventually surrendered to the Germans
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| 1947:
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Cartoonist Jeff MacNelly born
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| 1947:
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James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first US Secretary of Defense as a new National Military Establishment unified America's armed forces
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| 1948:
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Actor John Ritter born
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| 1948:
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The United Nations mediator for Palestine, Count Folke Bernadotte, was assassinated in Jerusalem by Jewish extremists
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| 1950:
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Singer Fee Waybill born
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| 1951:
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Actress Cassandra Peterson ("Elvira, Mistress of the Dark") born
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| 1953:
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Ernie Banks became the first black baseball player to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform. Banks was the Cubs' outstanding shortstop from 1954 to 1960. In 1969, Ernie Banks was voted the Cub's best player ever by Chicago fans. 'Mr. Cub' retired in 1971
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| 1954:
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Rocky Marciano retained possession of the world heavyweight boxing title after knocking out Ezzard Charles in the eighth round of their championship bout
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| 1956:
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Comedian Rita Rudner born
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| 1957:
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The Thai army seizes power in Bangkok
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| 1959:
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The X-15 rocket plane makes its first flight
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| 1962:
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Bebe Winans born
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| 1962:
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The first federal suit to end public school segregation is filed by the U.S. Justice Department
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| 1963:
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"The Fugitive," starring David Janssen, premiered on ABC TV
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| 1965:
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Actor Kyle Chandler born
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| 1966:
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Rapper Doug E. Fresh born
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| 1967:
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Actor Malik Yoba ("New York Undercover") born
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| 1969:
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Rock musician Keith Flint (Prodigy) born
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| 1969:
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Actor Matthew Settle born
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| 1970:
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Rapper Vinnie (Naughty By Nature) born
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| 1972:
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"M*A*S*H" premiered on CBS TV
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| 1973:
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Rhythm-and-blues singer Marcus Sanders (Hi-Five) born
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| 1976:
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"NASA" publicly unveiled the space shuttle "Enterprise" at ceremonies in Palmdale, California
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| 1978:
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After meeting at Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty
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| 1980:
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Former Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza was assassinated in Paraguay
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| 1983:
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Vanessa Williams of New York became the first black to be named Miss America. (She resigned the crown 11 months later when Penthouse magazine published nude photos of her, but later became famous again as a singer and actress.)
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| 1984:
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The largest group of immigrants to become naturalized citizens of the U.S., 9,706 people, were sworn in by Vice-President George Bush in Miami, Florida
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| 1986:
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The Senate confirmed the nomination of William H. Rehnquist to become the 16th chief justice of the United States
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| 1987:
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The city of Philadelphia, birthplace of the US Constitution, threw a big party to celebrate the 200th annivetsary of the historic document
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| 1988:
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Opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea
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| 1988:
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Haitian President Henri Hamphy was ousted in a coup; Lieutenant General Prosper Avril declared himself president the following day
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| 1989:
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Hurricane "Hugo" slammed into several Caribbean islands, including St. Croix, which was the hardest hit
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| 1990:
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Defense Secretary Dick Cheney sacked Air Force chief of staff General Mike Dugan for openly discussing contingency plans to launch massive air strikes against Baghdad and target Iraqi President Saddam Hussein personally
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| 1992:
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A federal judge overturned the impeachment of former US District Judge Alcee Hastings, saying he did not receive a fair trial by the Senate, which convicted him in 1989 of perjury and conspiracy
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| 1992:
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Special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh called a halt to his five-and-a-half-year probe of the Iran-Contra scandal
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| 1993:
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President Clinton urged China to cancel an underground nuclear test, assuring the Beijing government it had nothing to fear from the world's other atomic powers
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| 1994:
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Heather Whitestone of Alabama was crowned "Miss America," the first deaf woman to win the title
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| 1994:
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As some 20 warships sat off the coast of Haiti, former President Jimmy Carter, Senator Sam Nunn (Democrat, Georgia) and retired General Colin Powell arrived in the Caribbean nation in an eleventh-hour bid to avert a US-led invasion
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| 1995:
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Hong Kong held its last legislative election before the 1997 takeover by China, with some of Beijing's fiercest critics the big winners
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| 1996:
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A nonpartisan commission recommended that Ross Perot be denied a spot in presidential debates, saying he had no realistic shot at winning the White House; Perot vowed to sue
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| 1996:
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Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew died in Berlin, Maryland, at age 77
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| 1997:
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A UN helicopter slammed into a fog-shrouded mountain in central Bosnia and burst into flames, killing German diplomat Gerd Wagner, five Americans and six others
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| 1997:
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President Clinton rejected a ban on land mines endorsed by 89 countries
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| 1997:
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Comedian Red Skelton died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 84
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| 1998:
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In Mexico, gunmen apparently sent by a drug lord yanked three families from their beds before dawn and opened fire, killing 19 men, women and children near a popular Baja California resort
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| 1999:
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Supreme Court nominee David H. Souter concluded three days of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee
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| 1999:
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President Clinton lifted restrictions on trade, travel and banking imposed on North Korea a half-century earlier, rewarding it for agreeing to curb missile tests
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| 2005:
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Deadly car bomb explosion rocks Beirut
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| 2005:
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Gwanda Chakuamba freed by Malawi court
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| 2005:
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Navy helping New Orleans pets
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| 2005:
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Hubble Space Telescope running on two gyroscopes
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| 2005:
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Polls Closed in The New Zealand General Election
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| 2005:
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Gaza looters destroy Palestine Authority property
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| 2005:
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UN agrees on reform document
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| 2005:
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Results of the New Zealand General Election
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| 2005:
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Australian man allegedly ignites carpet, plastic with static electricity
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| 2005:
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Results to be announced in the New Zealand General Election
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| 2005:
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Voting chaos in Germany expected
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| 2005:
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Saudi Arabia, UAE to support increasing oil production
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| 2005:
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Nintendo unveils controller for Revolution console
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| 2006:
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Nun murdered in Somalia after Pope's speech
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| 2006:
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India, Pakistan decide to resume peace process
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| 2006:
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Pope apologises in person for the reaction to his comments
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| 2006:
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Study: chemicals from cruciferous veggies kill cancer cells
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| 2006:
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Mujahedeen Army issues threat of attack on Vatican City
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| 2006:
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Set of CSI: Miami becomes real crime scene
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| 2006:
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Maher says 'Free speech' segment on CBS News' not so Free
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| 2006:
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Street protests in Hungary over PM's taped lies
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| 2007:
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Flight data recorder recovered in Thailand crash; 89 confirmed dead
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| 2007:
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A 1-year long strike against FMC Novamed: Women workers allege unfair treatment
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| 2007:
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ING Taipei Marathon warming up competition goes to Kaohsiung
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| 2007:
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ICC World Twenty20: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
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| 2007:
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US President Bush nominates Michael B. Mukasey as Attorney General
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| 2007:
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Lord Ganapathi festival celebrations begin
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| 2008:
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WWE Raw Results from Memphis, TN for September 15, 2008
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| 2008:
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Stock markets worldwide fall dramatically
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| 2008:
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Discovery sheds light on flow of water in carbon nanotubes
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| 2008:
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Russian stock markets suspended amid market turmoil
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| 2008:
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Doha round negotiations might restart in a matter of weeks
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| 2008:
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Controversy after leak of preliminary report into Spanair disaster
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| 2008:
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Libertarian National Committee motion to chastise Ron Paul for not endorsing U.S. presidential nominee Bob Barr released
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| 2008:
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US Federal Reserve prepares to take over AIG
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| 2008:
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Tarja Turunen to perform at Doro Pesch's 25th anniversary concert and record duets with her
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| 2009:
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Driver fined after following sat-nav to edge of cliff in West Yorkshire, England
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| 2009:
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UK teens cleared of school massacre plot
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| 2009:
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US fall foliage report: September 17
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| 2009:
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Italian mafia implicated in radioactive waste dumping
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| 2009:
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Swine flu, in-depth: worldwide report
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| 2009:
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Cypriot court begins Greek air disaster trial
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| 2009:
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Yukio Hatoyama formally elected Japanese prime minister
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| 2010:
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Algerian teen falls to death in Mecca; rape, murder suspected
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| 2011:
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Denmark elects new centre-left coalition and prime minister
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| 2011:
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Zimbabwe minister warns media
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Emmy and Tony Award winning actor, Roddy MacDowall born in London, England
Academy, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winning actress, Anne Bancroft born in Bronx, New York
Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning actor and comedian, John Ritter born in Burbank, California
Vegas showgirl, singer and actress, Elvira born Cassandra Peterson in Manhattan, Kansas
Author, molecular biologist, and creator of the 