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Today in History: Thursday, October\u00a0 06, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Oct. 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by Islamic militants while reviewing a military parade.
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1884<\/td>\nThe Naval War College was established in Newport, R.I.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1889<\/td>\nThe Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Paris.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1927<\/td>\nThe era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1949<\/td>\nAmerican-born Iva Toguri D’Aquino, convicted as Japanese wartime broadcaster Tokyo Rose, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nEgypt and Syria attacked Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nIn a debate with Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter, President Gerald R. Ford asserted there was “no Soviet domination of eastern Europe.” Ford later conceded that he had misspoken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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1979<\/td>\nPope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Jimmy Carter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1987<\/td>\nThe Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 against the nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nThe top U.S. arms inspector in Iraq, Charles Duelfer, reported finding no evidence Saddam Hussein’s regime had produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nThe Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time since 2004.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nRoy Halladay pitched the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actress Emily Mortimer turns 45 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Britt Ekland<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kevin Cronin<\/td>\nRock musician (REO Speedwagon)<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Hidalgo<\/td>\nRock musician (Los Lobos)<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tony Dungy<\/td>\nFootball coach, sportscaster<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elisabeth Shue<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matthew Sweet<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeremy Sisto<\/td>\nActor (“Law and Order,” “Six Feet Under”)<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves turns 67 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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