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1792 |
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King Louis XVI was taken into custody by mobs during the French Revolution. He was executed the following January after being put on trial for treason. |
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1969 |
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Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered. Members of the Charles Manson cult committed the crimes one day after the killing of Sharon Tate and four other people. |
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1977 |
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The "Son of Sam," David Berkowitz, was arrested in Yonkers, NY. Berkowitz, a postal employee, had shot and killed six people and wounded seven others. |
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1991 |
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In Phoenix, AZ, nine Buddhists were found slain in their temple. Two teenagers were arrested for the crime. |
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1994 |
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In Germany, three men were arrested after being caught smuggling plutonium into the country. |
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1995 |
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Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged with 11 counts in the Oklahoma City bombing. |
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1995 |
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Michael Fortier pled guilty in a plea-bargain agreement. The agreement required that he testify for the prosecution in the Oklahoma City Federal building bombing trial. |
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2006 |
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In Great Britain, 24 people were arrested for their roles in a plot to blow up airliners traveling between Britain and the United States. In Pakistan, 7 people were arrested for their roles in the same plot. |
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1949 |
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In the U.S., the National Military Establishment had its name changed to the Department of Defense. |
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1856 |
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In Louisiana, a hurricane came ashore and killed about 400 people. |
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1948 |
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On ABC, "Candid Camera" made its TV debut. The original title was "Candid Microphone." |
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1994 |
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U.S. President Clinton claimed presidential immunity when he asked a federal judge to dismiss, at least for the time being, a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Corbin Jones.
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1821 |
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Missouri became the 24th state to join the Union. |
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1859 |
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In Boston, MA, the first milk inspectors were appointed. |
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1988 |
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U.S. President Reagan signed a measure that provided $20,000 payments to Japanese-Americans who were interned by the U.S. government during World War II. |
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1993 |
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A massive deficit-reduction bill was signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton. |
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1881 |
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Thomas Edison's exhibit opened the Paris Electrical Exhibition. |
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1921 |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio. |
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1947 |
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William Odom completed an around-the-world flight. He set the solo record by completing the flight in 73 hours and 5 minutes. |
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1995 |
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Norma McCorvey, "Jane Roe" of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, announced that she had joined the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue. |
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2003 |
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Ekaterina Dmitriev and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko were married. Malenchenko was about 240 miles above the earth in the international space station. It was the first-ever marriage from space.
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1809 |
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Ecuador began its fight for independence from Spain. |
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1945 |
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The day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced they would surrender. The only condition was that the status of Emperor Hirohito would remain unchanged.
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1885 |
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The first electric streetcar, to be used commercially, was operated in Baltimore, MD, by Leo Daft. |
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1973 |
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Arnold Palmer did not make the cut for the final two rounds of the PGA Golf Championship. It was the first time in his career. |
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1981 |
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Pete Rose hit a single and broke the National League all-time hit record with his 3,630 hit. |
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1869 |
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The motion picture projector was patented by O.B. Brown. |
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1846 |
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The Smithsonian Institution was chartered by the U.S. Congress. The "Nation's Attic" was made possible by $500,000 given by scientist Joseph Smithson. |
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1927 |
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Mount Rushmore was formally dedicated. The individual faces of the presidents were dedicated later. |
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1956 |
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In Austin, TX, a fire burned part of the 20th floor of the 27-story University of Texas main building. A collection that contained items once owned by escape artist Harry Houdini and circus magnate P. T. Barnum were damaged by smoke and water. |
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1954 |
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Construction began on the St. Lawrence Seaway |
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1914 |
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Austria-Hungary invaded Russia. |
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1944 |
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U.S. forces defeated the remaining Japanese resistance on Guam.
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1999 |
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Near an India-Pakistan border area an Indian fighter jet shot down a Pakistani naval aircraft. Sixteen people were killed.
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