Today in history:

Sam Cooke found dead.

Ali loses to Berbick.

King Louis XVI convicted of treason.

Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.

Peyton Place has world premiere.

Apollo 17 Lunar Module lands on moon.

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Today in history:

Otis Redding dies in a plane crash.

Michael Vick sentenced.

Martin Luther burns the Papel Edict

Mississippi becomes the 27th state of the Union.

American League adopts designated hitter rule.

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Today in history:

U.S Marines enter Somalia.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana's seperation announced.

Scarface hits theaters.

Helen Reddy tops the charts.

Petrified Forest becomes National Park.

Heisman Awarded for the first time.

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Today in history:

John Lennon murdered.

U.S. enters World War 2.

Eli Whitney born.

Beethoven's Symphony 7 in A major performed for the first time.

The Bears defeat the Redskins 73-0.

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Today in history:

Pearl Harbor bombed.

Delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution.

New York Philharmonic performs for the first time.

Gorbachev visits America.

Long Island railroad massacre.

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Today in history:

4 deaths at the Rolling Stones Altamont Festival.

Congress moves from Philadelphia To New York.

13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.

Vanguard TV3 launches unsuccessfully.

Work on the Washington Monument begins.

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Today in history:

Prohibition ends.

Beverly Hills Cop released.

Flight 19 disappears in Bermuda Triangle.

Brooklyn Theater fire kills nearly 300.

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Today in history:

Amanda Knox found guilty of murder.

U.S. joins United Nations.

The great smog of London.

NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell.

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Today in history:

11 killed at The Who concert in Cincinatti.

The first performance of 'A Street Car Named Desire.'

The first human heart transplant.

Birthday of Ozzy Osbourne.

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Today in history:

Michael Jackson releases Thriller.

Mark Twain born.

Winston Churchill born.

Revolutionary War ends.

Ann Hodges struck by meteorite.

Aileen Warnos kills Richard Mallory.

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