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1990 |
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In the U.S., John Poindexter was found guilty of five counts at his Iran-Contra trial. The convictions were later reversed on appeal. |
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1990 |
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At Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center a display of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs went on display. On the same day the center and its director were indicted on obscenity charges. The charges resulted in acquittal. |
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2002 |
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The Roman Catholic archdiocese announced that six priests from the Archdiocese of New York were suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct. |
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2009 |
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces. |
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1966 |
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The U.S. recovered a hydrogen bomb it had lost off the coast of Spain. |
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The first long-distance TV transmission was sent from Washington, DC, to New York City. The audience saw an image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover. |
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1970 |
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John Wayne won his first and only Oscar for his role in "True Grit." He had been in over 200 films. |
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1948 |
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The United Nations' World Health Organization began operations. |
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1930 |
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The first steel columns were set for the Empire State Building. |
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1933 |
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Prohibition ended in the United States. |
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1963 |
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Yugoslavia proclaimed itself a Socialist republic. |
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1969 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material. |
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2000 |
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U.S. President Clinton signed the Senior Citizens Freedom to Work Act of 2000. The bill reversed a Depression-era law and allows senior citizens to earn money without losing Social Security retirement benefits. |
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1998 |
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In Fort Smith, AR, 13 white supremacists were acquitted on charges for plotting to overthrow the U.S. federal government. |
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1940 |
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Booker T. Washington became the first black to be pictured on a U.S. postage stamp. |
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1953 |
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The Big Four met for the first time in 2 years to seek an end to their air conflicts. |
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1987 |
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In Oklahoma a 16-month-old baby was killed by a pit bull. On the same day a 67-year-old man was killed by another pit bull in Dayton, OH. |
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1652 |
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The Dutch established a settlement at Cape Town, South Africa. |
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1712 |
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A slave revolt broke out in New York City. |
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1798 |
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The territory of Mississippi was organized. |
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1963 |
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Josip Broz Tito was proclaimed to be the leader of Yugoslavia for life. |
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1967 |
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Israel reported that they had shot down six Syrian MIGs. |
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1980 |
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The U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Iran and imposed economic sanctions in response to the taking of hostages on November 4, 1979. |
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1985 |
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In Sudan, Gen. Swar el-Dahab took over the Presidency while President Gaafar el-Nimeiry was visiting the U.S. and Egypt. |
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1985 |
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The Soviet Union announced a unilateral freeze on medium-range nuclear missiles. |
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1988 |
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Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev agreed to final terms of a Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet troops began leaving on May 16, 1988. |
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1998 |
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Mary Bono, the widow of Sonny Bono, won a special election to serve out the remainder of her husband's congressional term. |
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1999 |
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Yugoslav authorities sealed off Kosovo's main border crossings to prevent ethnic Albanians from leaving. |
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1988 |
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P.F. Collier published a weekly periodical for the first time under the name "Collier’s." |
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1983 |
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Specialist Story Musgrave and Don Peterson made the first Space Shuttle spacewalk. |
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The first camel race in America was held in Sacramento, California. |
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1963 |
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At the age of 23, Jack Nicklaus became the youngest golfer to win the Green Jacket at the Masters Tournament. |
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1985 |
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In Goteborg, Sweden, China swept all of the world table tennis titles except for men's doubles. |
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1953 |
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IBM unveiled the IBM 701 Electronic Data Processing Machine. It was IBM's first commercially available scientific computer. |
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1948 |
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The musical "South Pacific" by Rogers and Hammerstein debuted on Broadway. |
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1957 |
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The last of New York City's electric trolleys completed its final run from Queens to Manhattan. |
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1989 |
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A Soviet submarine carrying nuclear weapons sank in the Norwegian Sea. |
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1862 |
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Union General Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederates at the Battle of Shiloh, TN. |
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1922 |
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U.S. Secretary of Interior leased Teapot Dome naval oil reserves in Wyoming. |
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1943 |
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British and American armies linked up between Wadi Akarit and El Guettar in North Africa to form a solid line against the German army. |
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1945 |
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The Japanese battleship Yamato, the world’s largest battleship, was sunk during the battle for Okinawa. The fleet was headed for a suicide mission. |
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1971 |
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U.S. President Nixon pledged to withdraw 100,000 more men from Vietnam by December. |
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1994 |
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Civil war erupted in Rwanda between the Patriotic Front rebel group and government soldiers. Hundreds of thousands were slaughtered in the months that followed. |
