1927
\n“The Jazz Singer,” the first full-length talking picture, starring Al Jolson, debuted.<\/p>\n
1949
\nJapanese-American broadcaster, Iva Toguri D’Aquino (Tokyo Rose), was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000 for treason.<\/p>\n
1973
\nThe Yom Kippur War began when Syria and Egypt attacked Israel.<\/p>\n
1979
\nPresident Jimmy Carter received Pope John Paul II, the first pope to visit the White House.<\/p>\n
1981
\nEgypt’s President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo.<\/p>\n
1989
\nBette Davis died in France at age 81.<\/p>\n
Le Corbusier
\n1887\u20131965, French architect, b. Switzerland<\/p>\n
Jenny Lind
\nsoprano (1820)<\/p>\n
George Westinghouse
\ninventor (1846)<\/p>\n
Carole Lombard
\nactress (1908)<\/p>\n
Thor Heyerdahl
\nexplorer and anthropologist (1914)<\/p>\n
Fannie Lou Hamer
\ncivil rights activist (1917)<\/p>\n
Amy Jo Johnson
\nactor (1970)<\/p>\n
Rebecca Lobo
\nbasketball player (1973)<\/p>\n
Taylor Hicks
\nsinger and talent show contestant (1976)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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