On this day in 1997, Tulsa resident Lottie Williams was struck by falling debris from a Delta II rocket.

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On this day in 1943, legendary rock singer Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas.

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On this day in 1975, the groundbreaking sitcom "The Jeffersons" aired for the first time on CBS.

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On this day in 1917, Denmark sold the islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix to the United States.

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On this day in 1547, 16-year-old Ivan Vasilyevich was proclaimed the first tsar of Russia.

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On this day in 1951, Ilse Koch was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity.

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On this day in 1863, Hindu spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda was born in Kolkata, India. 

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On this day in 1922, Canadian teenager Leonard Thompson became the first diabetic patient to be treated with insulin.

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On this day in 1952, Cecil B. DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

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On this day in 1868, the last ship to take British convicts to Australia arrived at the port of Fremantle.

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