| 69:
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Conquest of Jerusalem by Titus
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| 1151:
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Death of Geoffrey Plantagenet
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| 1159:
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Ottaviano de Montecello elected as anti-Pope
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| 1298:
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Marco Polo captured by Genoese, at Curzola
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| 1303:
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Pope Boniface VIII seized by agents of Phillip, "the Fair," King of France
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| 1312:
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Death of Ferdinand IV, King of Castile
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| 1471:
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Frederik I, king of Denmark and Norway (1523-33) born
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| 1493:
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Death of Frederick IV, Holy Roman Emperor
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| 1496:
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Death of Ferdinand II, King of Naples
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| 1497:
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Sailor Perkin Warbeck becomes English King Richard IV
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| 1502:
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Amerigo Vespucci returns to Lisbon, Portugal
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| 1533:
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England's Queen Elizabeth the First was born in Greenwich. She was the daughter of English king Henry VIII & Anna Boleyn. born
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| 1548:
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Death of Catherine Parr, widow of Henry VIII, King of England
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| 1574:
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Death of Pedro Menendez de Aviles, founder of St. Augustine, Florida
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| 1630:
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Boston, Massachusetts, founded and named
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| 1631:
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Composer Clemens Thieme born
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| 1635:
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Composer Pal Esterhazy born
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| 1644:
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Death of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio
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| 1664:
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The Dutch governor of New Netherlands--Peter Stuyvesant--surrenders the colony to an English naval force under Colonel Richard Nicolls. The English rename the colony New York
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| 1703:
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Composer Jean Monnet, composer born
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| 1707:
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Writer on natural history George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon born
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| 1737:
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Italian anatomist and physicist Luigi Galvani born
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| 1741:
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The London Daily Post reported erroneously that Handel's star singer Francesca Cuzzoni was about to be sentenced to death by beheading for poisoning her husband
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| 1756:
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Dutch poet and writer Willem Bilderdijk (Disease of Scientists) born
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| 1778:
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Shawnee Indians attack and lay siege to Boonesborough, Kentucky
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| 1813:
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The earliest known printed reference to the United States by the nickname "Uncle Sam" occurs in the Troy Post
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| 1819:
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A cellist who inspired a famous musical witticism died. Jean-Louis Duport and his big stringed instrument prompted Voltaire to say: "You'll force me to believe in miracles when I see that you can turn an ox into a nightingale."
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| 1822:
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Brazil declared its independence from Portugal
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| 1829:
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August Kekule von Stradonitz, discovered structure of benzene ring born
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| 1860:
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American primitive painter Grandma Moses born
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| 1867:
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Financier J. Pierpont Morgan Jr. born
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| 1876:
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The James and Younger gang botches an attempt to rob the First National Bank of Northfield, Minn
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| 1888:
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An incubator is used for the first time on a premature infant. Edith Eleanor McLean became the first baby to be placed in an incubator. She weighed 2 pounds, 7 ounces
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| 1892:
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James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round to win the world heavyweight crown in New Orleans in the first major prize fight that called for the use of boxing gloves under the "Queensberry" rules
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| 1896:
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A.H. Whiting won the first automobile race ever held on a racetrack this day. A crowd of 40,000 people watched Whiting tear around the track at 24 miles per hour in Cranston, RI
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| 1900:
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Author Taylor Caldwell (Dear and Glorious Physician) born
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| 1901:
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The Peace of Beijing ended the Boxer Rebellion in China
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| 1908:
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Heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey born
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| 1908:
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Paul Brown, coach of Cleveland Browns (1946-62) born
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| 1909:
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Producer-director Elia Kazan born
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| 1912:
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French aviator Roland Garros sets altitude record of 13,200 feet
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| 1913:
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Actor Sir Anthony Quayle (The Bourne Identity, The Eagle Has Landed, MacKenna's Gold, The Guns of Navarone) born
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| 1914:
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James Van Allen, discovered Van Allen radiation belts. born
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| 1921:
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Pianist Arthur Ferrante born
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| 1921:
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The first Miss America Pageant was held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. The contest was a promotion to keep tourists in the resort town after the Labor Day holiday. Miss Washington, D.C. won the contest and received a golden statue of a mermaid as her prize! She was 16-year-old Margaret Gorman. Miss Gorman was 5'1 with blonde hair, blue eyes, weighing 108 pounds and her vital stats were 30-25-32
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| 1922:
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The British composer Arthur Bliss conducted the premiere of his own "Colour Symphony" with movements called purple, red, blue and green
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| 1923:
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Actor Peter Lawford (Rosebud, Ocean's 11, Mrs. Miniver, The Longest Day, Exodus, The Oscar, Harlow) born
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| 1927:
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American television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting an image through purely electronic means by using a device called an "image dissector."
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| 1928:
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Basketball Hall-of-Famer Al McGuire was born. He was the winningest coach ever at Marquette University in Milwaukee with a 295-80 record. born
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| 1930:
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Jazz musician Sonny Rollins born
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| 1934:
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Blues singer Little Milton born
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| 1936:
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Rock legend Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock,Texas. His last name was misspelled on his first recording contract, and he left it that way.
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| 1937:
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Actor John Philip Law born
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| 1940:
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Nazi Germany began its initial "blitz" on London during World War Two
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| 1942:
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Actor Richard Roundtree (Christmas in Connecticut, Shaft, Young Warriors, Earthquake, A Time to Die, Miami Cops) born
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| 1946:
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Singer Alfa Anderson (Chic) born
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| 1949:
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Singer Gloria Gaynor born
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| 1951:
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Rock singer Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) born
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| 1951:
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Actress Julie Kavner born
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| 1954:
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Actor Corbin Bernsen born
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| 1954:
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Rock musician Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) born
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| 1956:
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Pianist Michael Feinstein born
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| 1957:
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Singer Margot Chapman (formerly Starland Vocal Band) born
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| 1963:
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The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio. (I've always lived in or near Canton. I marched in the HOF Parade several times - never yet been to the Hall of Fame.)
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| 1966:
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The final episode of the original The Dick Van Dyke Show was seen on CBS-TV
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| 1969:
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Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen died in Washington DC
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| 1970:
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Rock musician Chad Sexton (311) born
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| 1977:
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The Panama Canal treaties, calling for the US to eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington
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| 1977:
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Convicted Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was released from prison after more than four years
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| 1978:
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Actor Devon Sawa born
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| 1979:
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The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its cable TV debut
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| 1985:
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President Reagan threatened to retaliate against Japan and the European Common Market for unfair trading practices
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| 1985:
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Hana Mandlikova upset Martina Navratilova to win the women's title of the U.S. Open
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| 1986:
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Desmond Tutu was installed as the Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, becoming the first black titular head of South Africa's fourth-largest Christian church
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| 1986:
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President Augusto Pinochet survived an attempt on his life by leftist guerrillas
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| 1987:
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Erich Honecker became the first East German head of state to visit West Germany as he arrived for a five-day visit
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| 1987:
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The Reverend Jesse Jackson declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination
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| 1988:
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Vice President George Bush startled an American Legion audience in Louisville, Kentucky, by referring to September seventh as "Pearl Harbor Day," which is actually December seventh. (Realizing his mistake, Bush said, "Did I say September seventh? Sorry about that.")
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| 1989:
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The Senate approved, 76-8, legislation prohibiting discrimination against the handicapped in employment, public accommodations, transportation and communications
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| 1990:
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Kimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Florida, publicly identified herself as the AIDS patient who apparently had apparently been infected by her late dentist. (She died the following year at age 23.)
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| 1990:
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President Bush left for his one-day Finland summit with Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev
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| 1991:
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The European Community opened a peace conference in the Netherlands aimed at bringing peace to Yugoslavia
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| 1991:
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Monica Seles won the U.S. Open in New York, defeating Martina Navratilova 7-6, 6-1
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| 1992:
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Troops in South Africa fired on African National Congress supporters near the Transkei homeland, killing 28 and wounding 200
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| 1992:
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Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent resigned, four days after a no-confidence vote by club owners
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| 1993:
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Two white laborers were convicted in West Palm Beach, Florida, of burning a black tourist from New York; both were later sentenced to life in prison
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| 1993:
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Dr. Joycelyn Elders was confirmed by the Senate to be surgeon general
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| 1993:
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President Clinton put forth an ambitious plan to "reinvent government" by reducing the federal bureaucracy
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| 1994:
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After a brief meeting, the United States and Cuba temporarily suspended talks on stemming the Cuban refugee exodus
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| 1994:
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U.S. Marines assigned to a potential Haiti invasion force began training on a Puerto Rican island amid talk in Washington of a U.S.-led intervention
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| 1995:
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After 27 years in the Senate, Bob Packwood, R-Ore., announced he would resign, heading off a vote by colleagues to expel him for allegations of sexual and official misconduct
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| 1995:
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The space shuttle Endeavour thundered into orbit with five astronauts on a mission to release and recapture a pair of science satellites
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| 1996:
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Isabel Correa became the 40th person known to have died in the presence of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, less than a day after police burst into a Michigan motel room, interrupting a meeting between Kevorkian and Correa
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| 1996:
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Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later
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| 1997:
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Mobutu Sese Seko, the former dictator of Zaire, died in exile in Morocco at age 66
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| 1998:
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Russian lawmakers rejected Boris Yeltsin's candidate for prime minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin, for a second time, throwing the country into even deeper political turmoil
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| 1998:
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St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire equaled Roger Maris' single-season home run record as he hit number 61 during a game against the Chicago Cubs
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| 1999:
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An earthquake in Athens, Greece, claimed 143 lives
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| 1999:
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Indonesia imposed martial law in East Timor, promising to crack down on rampaging pro-Indonesian militias after the territory's vote for independence
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| 1999:
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It was announced that Viacom Inc. was buying CBS Corp. for $36 billion -- the richest media merger in history
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| 2005:
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Massachusetts to set up "village" for Katrina evacs
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| 2005:
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U.S. state of Utah begins to accept evacuees from Hurricane Katrina
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| 2005:
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Award show producers try Emmy Idol
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| 2005:
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Astronomers find changes in Saturn's rings
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| 2005:
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Chopper knocks Austrian gondola off cables, killing nine
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| 2005:
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New Orleans DirectNIC Offices, 'Outpost Crystal' visited by 82nd Airborne
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| 2005:
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Celebrities contribute to Katrina relief
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| 2005:
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Australian PM Howard under fire over AU$1.40/L pump prices
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| 2005:
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Tunisian ATR-72 plane crash on 6 August caused by incorrect fuel gauge
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| 2005:
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Australia's ABC head Levy leaves for "Channel Nine"
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| 2005:
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Palestinian gunmen assassinate ex-security chief
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| 2005:
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Apple unveils iPod nano
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| 2005:
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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans graduate students
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| 2005:
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US carrier Delta Air Lines cuts jobs, sells planes
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| 2005:
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UN holding recruitment exams in under-represented countries
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| 2005:
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Wikimedia Commons celebrates first anniversary
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| 2005:
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Farmers block main road in South Italy
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| 2005:
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Haiti reschedules November presidential elections
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| 2005:
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US Department of Defense reports Iraqi Al Qaeda "safe house" hit
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| 2006:
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STS-115 launch delayed
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| 2006:
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Four more members of the Bali Nine to face death penalty
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| 2006:
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New Zealand state house worth $2 million
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| 2006:
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Blair will quit as British PM within a year
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| 2006:
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Germany, India sign defence accord
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| 2006:
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Disney Adventures magazine to take on India
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| 2006:
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MySpace to take on iTunes
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| 2006:
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Mary Harney resigns as leader of the Progressive Democrats
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| 2006:
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NASA delays launch of Atlantis
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| 2006:
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Toronto International Film Festival starts tonight
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| 2006:
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New al-Qaeda video shows Osama bin Laden meeting with 9/11 hijackers
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| 2006:
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Six Apart acquires Rojo
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| 2006:
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17 terrorism suspects arrested in Belgium
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| 2006:
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Officers and immigrants injured in Canary Isles revolt
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| 2006:
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Canada's Afghan mission in question
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| 2006:
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US talk show: Daily Guinness attempts to return on talk show Live with Regis and Kelly
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| 2007:
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Australian comedians "could have been shot" during APEC prank
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| 2007:
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Romanian sergeant killed in Afghanistan by makeshift landmine
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| 2007:
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Heavy turbulence during WestJet flight injures nine people
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| 2007:
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Syria fires on Israeli fighter planes
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| 2007:
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Osama bin Laden to release message to US on six year anniversary of 9/11
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| 2007:
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Rugby World Cup: Argentina shock France in tournament opener
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| 2008:
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Poland wins the Eurovision Dance Contest
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| 2008:
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Early Canadian federal election set for October 14
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| 2008:
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Paralympic highlights: September 7, 2008
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| 2008:
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UN scientist: Eat less meat to tackle climate change
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| 2008:
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Papua New Guinea wins Australian rules football International Cup
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| 2008:
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'Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008' Day 2 features martial art events
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| 2008:
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Asif Ali Zardari elected as President of Pakistan
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| 2009:
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Sir Terry Wogan announces his departure from BBC Radio 2 breakfast show
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| 2009:
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Suicide car bomber kills seven in Iraq
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| 2009:
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Three men convicted by UK court of plotting to bomb airliners
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| 2009:
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Japan pledges 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020
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| 2009:
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Chris Moyles breaks record for longest running breakfast show on BBC Radio 1
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| 2010:
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U2 walks over the Bosphorus Bridge before concert
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| 2010:
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Indian nuclear scientist Homi Sethna dies aged 86
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| 2010:
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Basque separatist group ETA declares ceasefire
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| 2010:
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Little Rock Nine member Jefferson Thomas dies aged 67
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| 2010:
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Resignation of JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater announced
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| 2011:
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Bomb blast in Delhi kills 12, injures 62
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| 2011:
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Drought conditions and high winds lead to wildfires in Texas
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History
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Self taught artist, 
WC Handy Award winning guitarist and singer, Milton "Little Milton" Campbell, Jr born in Inverness, Mississippi
Rock & Roll legend Buddy Holly born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas
Grammy Award winning singer Gloria Gaynor born in Newark, New Jersey