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Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of a misdemeanor charge. Two weeks earlier Burr had been found innocent of treason. |
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1985 |
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Reverend Benjamin Weir, an American missionary, was released after being held captive for 16 months by Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon. |
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1989 |
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Joseph T. Wesbecker shot and killed eight people and wounded twelve others at a printing plant in Louisville, KY. Wesbecker, 47 years old, was on disability for mental illness. He took his own life after the incident. |
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2001 |
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The FBI released the names of the 19 suspected hijackers that had taken part in the September 11 terror attacks on the U.S. |
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1998 |
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Israel announced that they had successfully tested its Arrow-2 missile defense system. The system successfully destroyed a simulated target. |
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1959 |
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Luna II, a Soviet space probe, became the first man-made object on the moon when it crashed on the surface. |
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1965 |
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"My Mother The Car" premiered on NBC TV. The series was canceled after only a few weeks after the debut. |
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1972 |
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"The Waltons" premiered on CBS-TV. |
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1978 |
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"Mork & Mindy" premiered on ABC-TV.
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1901 |
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U.S. President William McKinley died of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, at age 42, succeeded him. |
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1982 |
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Bashir Gemayel, Lebanon's president-elect, was killed by a bomb at his party's headquarters in east Beirut. |
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Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner," a poem originally known as "Defense of Fort McHenry," after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, MD, during the War of 1812. The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931. |
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1927 |
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Isadora Duncan died when her scarf became entangled in the wheel of her car.
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1963 |
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Mary Ann Fischer gave birth to America's first surviving quintuplets. |
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1982 |
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Princess Grace of Monaco died at the age of 52 because of injuries she suffered the day before in a car crash. She was formerly actress Grace Kelly. |
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1998 |
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Jaime Jarrin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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1948 |
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In New York, a groundbreaking ceremony took place at the site of the United Nations' world headquarters. |
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1983 |
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 416-0 in a resolution condemning the Soviet Union for the shooting down of a Korean jet on September 1. |
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1999 |
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It was announced that "US" magazine would change from monthly to weekly and change its name to "US Weekly." |
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1975 |
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Pope Paul VI declared Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton the first U.S.-born saint. |
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1987 |
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Tony Magnuson cleared 9.5 feet above the top of the U-ramp and set a new skateboard high jump record. |
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1994 |
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It was announced that the season was over for the National Baseball League on the 34th day of the players strike. The final days of the regular season were canceled. |
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1866 |
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George K. Anderson patented the typewriter ribbon. |
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1915 |
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Carl G. Muench received a patent for Insulit, the first sound-absorbing material to be used in buildings. |
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2001 |
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Nintendo released the c home video game console in Japan.
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1999 |
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Disney World closed down for the first time in its 28-year history. The closure was due to Hurricane Floyd heading for Florida. |
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1940 |
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The Selective Service Act was passed by the U.S. Congress providing the first peacetime draft in the United States. |
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1960 |
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded. The core members were Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. |
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1899 |
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In New York City, Henry Bliss became the first automobile fatality. |
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1938 |
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The VS-300 made its first flight. The craft was based on the helicopter technology patented by Igor Sikorsky. |
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1984 |
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Joe Kittinger became the first person to fly a balloon solo across the Atlantic Ocean. |
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2009 |
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Greyhound UK began operations as an hourly service between London and Portsmouth or Southampton.
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1812 |
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Moscow was set on fire by Russians after Napoleon Bonaparte's troops invaded. |
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U.S. forces took control of Mexico City under the leadership of General Winfield Scott. |
