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1973 |
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John Ehrlichman and G. Gordon Liddy were indicted with two others in connection with the burglary of a psychiatrist's office two years earlier. |
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1982 |
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The Dorothy May Apartment-Hotel building in Los Angeles, CA was set on fire by an arsonist killing 25 people. |
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1997 |
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A triple suicide bombing in the heart of Jerusalem killed seven people, including the three assailants. |
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1997 |
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Three Buddhist nuns acknowledged in testimony to the U.S. Senate that their temple outside Los Angeles illegally reimbursed donors after a fund-raiser attended by Vice President Al Gore, and later destroyed or altered records. |
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1999 |
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The United Nations announced that the residents of East Timor had overwhelmingly voted for independence from Indonesia in a referendum held on August 30. In Dili, pro-Indonesian militias attacked independence supporters, burned buildings, blew up bridges and destroyed telecommunication facilities. |
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1981 |
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The Soviet Union began war games with about 100,000 troops on the Polish border. |
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1989 |
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A reconnaissance satellite was released by the Air Force's Titan Three rocket. The Titan Three set over 200 satellites into space between 1964 and 1989. |
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1971 |
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An Alaska Airlines jet crashed killing 111 people near Juneau. |
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1988 |
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Bangladesh officials reported that at least 882 people had been killed by floods that had inundated their nation. |
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1609 |
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English navigator Henry Hudson began exploring the island of Manhattan. |
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1781 |
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Los Angeles, CA, was founded by Spanish settlers. The original name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula," which translates as "The Town of the Queen of Angels." |
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1957 |
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The Arkansas National Guard was ordered by Governor Orval Faubus to keep nine black students from going into Little Rock's Central High School. |
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1951 |
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The first live, coast-to-coast TV broadcast took place in the U.S. The event took place in San Francisco, CA, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. It was seen all the way to New York City, NY. |
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1967 |
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"Gilligan's Island" aired for the last time on CBS-TV. It ran for 98 shows. |
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1971 |
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"The Lawrence Welk Show" was seen for the last time on ABC-TV. |
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0476 |
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Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the western Roman Empire, was deposed when Odoacer proclaimed himself King of Italy. |
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1530 |
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Russian Czar Ivan "The Terrible" was born. |
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1948 |
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The Dutch Queen Wilhelmina left her throne for health reasons. |
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1998 |
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While in Ireland, U.S. President Clinton said the words "I'm sorry" for the first time about his affair with Monica Lewinsky and described his behavior as indefensible. |
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1885 |
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The Exchange Buffet opened in New York City. It was the first self-service cafeteria in the U.S. |
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1921 |
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The first police broadcast was made by radio station WIL in St. Louis, MO. |
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1776 |
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Francois Rene Chateaubriand was born. He was a French poet, novelist, statesman, historian and explorer. |
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1987 |
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West German pilot Mathias Rust was convicted by a Soviet court and sentenced to four years in a labor camp. The charges were concerning his daring flight into Moscow's Red Square. He was released after one year. |
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1995 |
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The Fourth World Conference on Women was opened in Beijing. There were over 4,750 delegates from 181 countries in attendance. |
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2003 |
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Keegan Reilly, 22, became the first parapalegic climber to reach the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji.
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1825 |
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New York Governor Clinton ceremoniously emptied a barrel of Lake Erie water in the Atlantic Ocean to consummate the "Marriage of the Waters" of the Great Lakes and the Atlantic. |
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1967 |
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Michigan Gov. George Romney said during a TV interview that he had undergone "brainwashing" by U.S. officials while visiting Vietnam in 1965. |
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1983 |
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U.S. officials announced that there had been an American plane, used for reconnaissance, in the vicinity of the Korean Air Lines flight that was shot down. |
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1986 |
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South African security forces halted a mass funeral for the victims of the riot in Soweto. |
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1999 |
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The United Nations announced that the residents of East Timor had overwhelmingly voted for independence from Indonesia in a referendum held on August 30. In Dili, pro-Indonesian militias attacked independence supporters, burned buildings, blew up bridges and destroyed telecommunication facilities. |
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1833 |
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Barney Flaherty answered an ad in "The New York Sun" and became the first newsboy/paperboy at the age of 10. |
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1993 |
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Pope John Paul II started his first visit to the former Soviet Union. |
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1949 |
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The longest pro tennis match in history was played when Pancho Gonzales and Ted Schroeder played 67 games in five sets. |
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1953 |
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The New York Yankees became the first baseball team to win five consecutive American League championships. |
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1972 |
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Swimmer Mark Spitz captured his seventh Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay event at Munich, Germany. Spitz was the first Olympian to win seven gold medals. |
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1993 |
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Jim Abbott, pitcher for the New York Yankees, pitched a no-hitter. Abbott had been born without a right hand. |
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2002 |
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The Oakland Athletics won their AL-record 20th straight game. The A's gave up an 11-run lead during the game and then won the game on a Scott Hatteberg home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. |
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1882 |
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Thomas Edison's Pearl Street electric power station began operations in New York City. It was the first display of a practical electrical lighting system. |
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1888 |
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George Eastman registered the name "Kodak" and patented his roll-film camera. The camera took 100 exposures per roll. |
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1899 |
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An 8.3 earthquake hit Yakutat Bar, AK. |
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1894 |
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A strike in New York City by 12,000 tailors took place to protest sweatshops. |
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1998 |
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In Mexico, bankers stopped approving personal loans and mortgages. |
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1998 |
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The International Monetary Fund approved a $257 million loan for the Ukraine. |
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1917 |
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Henry Ford II was born. He was the head of the Ford Motor Company for 40 years. |
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1957 |
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The Ford Motor Company began selling the Edsel. The car was so unpopular that it was taken off the market only two years. |
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1886 |
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Geronimo, and the Apache Indians he led, surrendered in Skeleton Canyon in Arizona to Gen. Nelson Miles. |
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1917 |
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The American expeditionary force in France suffered its first fatalities in World War 1. |
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1944 |
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During World War 2, British troops entered the city of Antwerp, Belgium. |