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1976 |
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Orlando Letelier, former foreign minister for President Salvador Allende of Chili, was killed by a car bomb in Washington, DC. |
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1991 |
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Richard L. Worthington finally freed his nine hostages at the end of 18 hours in Sandy, UT. Worthington had killed a nurse before seizing control of a hospital maternity ward. |
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1996 |
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The board of all-male Virginia Military Institute voted to admit women. |
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1938 |
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A hurricane struck parts of New York and New England killing more than 600 people. |
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1989 |
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Hurricane Hugo hit Charleston, SC, causing $8 billion in damage. |
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1941 |
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"The Second Mrs. Burton" premiered to the entire CBS Radio Network. |
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1948 |
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Milton Berle debuted as the host of "The Texaco Star Theater" on NBC-TV. The show later became "The Milton Berle Show." Berle was the regular host until 1967.
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1948 |
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"Life With Luigi" debuted on CBS Radio. |
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1957 |
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"Perry Mason", the television series, made its debut on CBS-TV. The show was on for 9 years. |
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1970 |
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"NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21. |
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1982 |
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Amin Gemayel was elected president of Lebanon. He was the brother of Bashir Gemayel who was the president-elect when he was assassinated. |
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1981 |
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The U.S. Senate confirmed Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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1961 |
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Antonio Abertondo swam the English Channel (in both directions) in 24 hours and 25 minutes.
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1996 |
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John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette in a secret ceremony on Cumberland Island, GA. |
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1792 |
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The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy. |
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1949 |
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Communist leaders proclaimed The People's Republic of China. |
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1964 |
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Malta gained independence from Britain. |
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1973 |
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Henry Kissinger was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become 56th Secretary of State. He was the first naturalized citizen to hold the office of Secretary of State. |
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1981 |
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Belize gained full independence from Great Britain. |
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1985 |
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North and South Korea opened their borders for their family reunion program. |
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1993 |
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Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin announced that he was ousting the Communist-dominated Congress. The action was effectively seizing all state power. |
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1998 |
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The videotaped grand jury statement that U.S. President Bill Clinton made concerning the Monica Lewinsky case was made public. |
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1784 |
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"The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser" was published for the first time in Philadelphia. It was the first daily paper in America. |
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1897 |
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The New York Sun ran the "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial. It was in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon. |
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1937 |
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J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" was first published.
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1966 |
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The Soviet probe Zond 5 returned to Earth. The spacecraft completed the first unmanned round-trip flight to the moon. |
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1970 |
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"NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21. |
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1982 |
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National Football League (NFL) players began a 57-day strike. It was their first regular-season walkout. |
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1984 |
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General Motors and the United Auto Workers union reached an agreement that would end the previous six days of spot strikes. |
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1931 |
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Britain went off the gold standard. |
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1984 |
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General Motors and the United Auto Workers union reached an agreement that would end the previous six days of spot strikes. |
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1893 |
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Frank Duryea took what is believed to be the first gasoline- powered automobile for a test drive. The "horseless carriage" was designed by Frank and Charles Duryea.
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1931 |
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Japanese forces began occupying China's northeast territory of Manchuria. |
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