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\nOn Oct. 18, 1962, Dr. James D. Watson of the United States and Dr. Francis Crick and Dr. Maurice Wilkins of Britain were named winners of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology for their work in determining the double-helix molecular structure of DNA.
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1685<\/td>\nKing Louis XIV of France revoked the Edict of Nantes, which had established the legal toleration the Protestant Huguenots.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1867<\/td>\nThe United States took possession of Alaska from Russia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1892<\/td>\nThe first long distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was opened.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1922<\/td>\nThe British Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (later the British Broadcasting Corp. of BBC) was founded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nThe U.S. Olympic Committee suspended two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, for giving a “black power” salute as a protest during a victory ceremony in Mexico City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1972<\/td>\nCongress passed the Clean Water Act, overriding President Richard M. Nixon’s veto.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nReggie Jackson of the New York Yankees hit three home runs to lead New York to an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the deciding Game 6 of the World Series.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1982<\/td>\nFormer first lady Bess Truman died in Independence, Mo., at age 97.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nFour defendants were convicted in New York for the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nFormer Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan, ending eight years of self-imposed exile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme turns 56 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Chuck Berry<\/td>\nRock musician<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keith Jackson<\/td>\nSportscaster<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dawn Wells<\/td>\nActress (“Gilligan’s Island”)<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Ditka<\/td>\nHall of Fame football coach, sportscaster<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russ Giguere<\/td>\nSinger, musician (The Association)<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pam Dawber<\/td>\nActress (“Mork and Mindy”)<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martina Navratilova<\/td>\nTennis Hall of Famer<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erin Moran<\/td>\nActress (“Happy Days”)<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vincent Spano<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ne-Yo<\/td>\nR&B singer, actor<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lindsey Vonn<\/td>\nU.S. Olympic skiier<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zac Efron<\/td>\nActor (“High School Musical” movies)<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joy Lauren<\/td>\nActress (“Desperate Housewives”)<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis turns 55 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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