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Yasmine Bleeth was sentenced to two years of probation, regular drug tests, 100 hours of community service and pay the court costs in connection to a cocaine-possession charge. |
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2002 |
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The U.S. Justice Department announced that it was pursuing a criminal investigation of Enron Corp. The company had filed for bankruptcy on December 2, 2001. |
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1997 |
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Tamil rebels attact a military base in Sri Lanka. 200 soldiers and 140 rebels were killed. |
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1793 |
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Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first successful balloon flight in the U.S. |
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1940 |
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Television was used for the first time to present a sales meeting to convention delegates in New York City.
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1961 |
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The play, "Rhinoceros," opened on Broadway. |
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2000 |
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ABC-TV began airing "The Mole." |
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2005 |
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Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a dual ceremony. |
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British prime minister William Pitt the Younger introduced income tax, at two shillings (10p) in the pound, to raise funds for the Napoleonic Wars. |
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1861 |
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The state of Mississippi seceded from the United States. |
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1902 |
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New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public. |
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1905 |
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In Russia, the civil disturbances known as the Revolution of 1905 forced Czar Nicholas II to grant some civil rights. |
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1984 |
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Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers in the "Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's. |
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1991 |
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U.S. secretary of state Baker and Iraqi foreign minister Aziz met for 61/2 hours in Geneva, but failed to reach any agreement that would forestall war in the Persian Gulf. |
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1969 |
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The supersonic aeroplane Concorde made its first trial flight, at Bristol. |
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1995 |
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Russian cosmonaut Valeri Poliakov, 51, completed his 366th day in outer space aboard the Mir space station, breaking the record for the longest continuous time spent in outer space. |
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1981 |
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Hockey Hall of Famer, Phil Esposito, announced that he would retire as a hockey player after the New York Rangers-Buffalo Sabres hockey game. The game ended in a tie. (NHL)
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1894 |
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The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company put the first battery-operated switchboard into operation in Lexington, MA. |
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1929 |
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The Seeing Eye was incorporated in Nashville, TN. The company's purpose was to train dogs to guide the blind. |
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1972 |
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British miners went on strike for the first time since 1926. |
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1848 |
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The first commercial bank was established in San Francisco, CA. |
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1986 |
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Kodak got out of the instant camera business after 10 years due to a loss in a court battle that claimed that Kodak copied Polaroid patents. |
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1936 |
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The United States Army adopted the semi-automatic rifle. |
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