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1969 |
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The trial began for the "Chicago Eight," who were accused of inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention. |
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1976 |
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Patricia Hearst was sentenced to 7 years in prison for her role in a 1974 bank robbery. An executive clemency order from U.S. President Jimmy Carter set her free after only 22 months. |
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1991 |
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Jack Mann, a British hostage, was set free by Lebanese kidnappers. He had been held captive for more than two years. |
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1998 |
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Gianluigi Assennato, 34, will be tried for one count of stalking and three counts of making terrorist threats towards Andrea Thompson. |
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2001 |
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U.S. President George W. Bush froze the assets of 27 suspected terrorists and terrorist groups. |
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2004 |
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The USS Crommelin stopped the fishing boat San Jose. The Coast Guard team found 26,000 pounds of cocaine.
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1960 |
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The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was launched. The USS Enterprise set out from Newport News, VA. |
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1957 |
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U.S. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, AR, to enforce school integration. |
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1915 |
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"The Lamb," Douglas Fairbanks first film, was shown at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York City, NY. |
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1933 |
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"Roses and Drums" was heard on WABC in New York City. It was the first dramatic presentation for radio. |
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1961 |
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"The Bullwinkle Show" premiered in prime time on NBC-TV. The show was originally on ABC in the afternoon as "Rocky and His Friends." |
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1968 |
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"60 Minutes" premiered on CBS-TV. |
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1968 |
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"The Mod Squad" premiered on ABC-TV. |
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1977 |
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"The Love Boat" debuted on ABC-TV. The theme song was sung by Jack Jones and was written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox. |
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1955 |
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U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver, CO.
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1953 |
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The discovery of the antibiotic tetracycline was reported. |
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1755 |
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John Marshall was born. He was the fourth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. His court was credited with defining the principles of government and the role of the Supreme Court. |
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1789 |
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The U.S. Congress passed the First Judiciary Act. The act provided for an Attorney General and a Supreme Court. |
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1880 |
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Sarah Knauss was born. She was the world's oldest person when she died at 119 years old on December 31, 1999. |
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2003 |
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Anthony Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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1963 |
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The U.S. Senate ratified a treaty that limited nuclear testing. The treaty was between the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union. |
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1995 |
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Three decades of Israeli occupation of West Bank cities ended with the signing of a pact by Israel and the PLO. |
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1996 |
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The United States, represented by President Clinton, and the world's other major nuclear powers signed a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons. |
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1991 |
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Theodor Seuss Geisel died at the age of 87. The children's author is better known as Dr. Seuss. |
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1934 |
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Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player. |
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1938 |
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Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open. |
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1957 |
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The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field. |
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1869 |
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Thousands of businessmen were financially ruined after a panic on Wall Street. The panic was caused by an attempt to corner the gold market by Jay Gould and James Fisk. |
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1998 |
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The U.S. Federal Reserve released into circulation $2 billion in new harder-to-counterfeit $20 bills. |
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1929 |
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The first all-instrument flight took place in New York when Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY2 Biplane over Mitchell Field. |
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1948 |
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Mildred Gillars, known as "Axis Sally", pled innocent to charges of treason. She ended up serving 12 years for being a Nazi wartime radio propagandist. |
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1994 |
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Ten Haitians were killed when a firefight erupted between U.S. Marines and a group of armed Haitians in Cap-Haitian. |