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1962 |
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A U.S. mail truck was held up in Plymouth, MA. The robbers got away with more that $1.5 million dollars. |
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1994 |
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International terrorist "Carlos the Jackal" was captured in Sudan. The next day he was extradited to France. |
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1997 |
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Timothy McVeigh was formally sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing. |
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2000 |
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Valujet was ordered to pay $11 million in fines and restitution for hazardous waste violations in the crash that killed 110 people in 1996. |
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2002 |
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In Texas, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin surrendered to San Antonio police. A warrant had been issued for his arrest stemming from a domestic violence complaint on June 15, 2002. |
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1941 |
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The U.S. Congress appropriated the funds to construct the Pentagon (approximately $83 million). The building was the new home of the U.S. War Department. |
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1969 |
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British troops arrived in Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics. |
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1919 |
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About 1 million tons of ice and rock broke off of a glacier near Mont Blanc, France. Nine people were killed in the incident. |
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1996 |
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In Peru, 35 people were electrocuted when a high tension line was knocked down by a rocket during a fireworks show. |
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2000 |
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A Russian submarine Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barrent Sea. There were 118 sailors on the nuclear-powered vessel. All of the crew were pronounced dead on August 22. |
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1992 |
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The U.S. announced that emergency airlifts of food to Somalia would begin. The action was being taken to stop mass deaths due to starvation. |
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1848 |
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The Oregon Territory was established. |
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1935 |
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The act created unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly. |
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1981 |
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Five members of Liberia's People's Redemption Council were executed for participating in the attempted assassination of their head of state Master Sergeant Samuel K. Doe. |
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1998 |
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A U.S. federal appeals court in Richmond, VA, ruled that the Food and Drug Administration had no authority to regulate tobacco. The FDA had established rules to make it harder for minors to buy cigarettes. |
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1756 |
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Daniel Boone married 16-year-old Rebecca Bryan. |
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1896 |
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Gold was discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory. Within the next year more than 30,000 people rushed to the area to look for gold. |
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1984 |
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Patricia Ann Reagan and Paul Grilley were married on a movie set in California. |
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1986 |
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U.S. officials announced that a U.S. Drug Enforcement agent had been abducted, interrogated and tortured by Mexican police. |
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1987 |
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Mark McGwire set the record for major league home runs by a rookie when he connected for his 49th home run of the season. |
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1995 |
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Shannon Faulkner became the first female cadet in the history of The Citadel, South Carolina's state military college. She quit the school less than a week later. |
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2000 |
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It was announced that Charles Grodin would be joining CBS' "60 Minutes II" as a commentator. |
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1805 |
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A peace treaty between the U.S. and Tunis was signed on board the USS Constitution. |
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1900 |
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An international force, consisting of eight nations, lifted the siege of Peking. It was an end to the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreigners. |
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1941 |
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U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter. The charter was a statement of principles that renounced aggression. |
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1947 |
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Pakistan became independent from British rule. |
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1873 |
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"Field and Stream" magazine published its first issue. |
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1248 |
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The rebuilding of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, began after being destroyed by fire. |
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1880 |
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The Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany was completed after 632 years of rebuilding. |
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1981 |
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Pope John Paul II left a Rome hospital. He had been there for three months following an assassination attempt. |
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1936 |
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The first basketball competition was held at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. The U.S. defeated Canada, 19-8. |
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1953 |
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The whiffle ball was invented. |
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1959 |
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The first meeting was held to organize the American Football League. |
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1976 |
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A charity softball game began for the Community General Hospital in Monticello, NY. The game was eventually called off due to weather after 30 hours. The final score was Gager's Diner's 491 to Bend 'n Elbow Tavern's 467. |
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1888 |
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A patent for the electric meter was granted to Oliver B. Shallenberger. |
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1980 |
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People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was incorporated. |
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1944 |
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The federal government allowed the manufacture of certain domestic appliances to resume on a limited basis. |
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1917 |
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China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I. |
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1945 |
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It was announced by U.S. President Truman that Japan had surrendered unconditionally. The surrender ended World War II. |
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1973 |
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The U.S. bombing of Cambodia ended. The halt marked the official end to 12 years of combat in Indochina by the U.S. |
