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| 1789 |
New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. |
| 1910 |
Revolution broke out in Mexico. |
| 1917 |
Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, was born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. in North Wilkesboro, N.C. |
| 1945 |
Twenty-four Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. |
| 1947 |
Britain’s future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey in London. |
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| 1966 |
The musical “Cabaret,” with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway. |
| 1969 |
The Nixon administration announced a halt to residential use of the pesticide DDT as part of a total phase-out. |
| 1975 |
Spain’s Gen. Francisco Franco died after nearly four decades of absolute rule. |
| 1977 |
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to address Israel’s parliament. |
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| 1985 |
The first version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released. |
| 1995 |
Princess Diana admitted during an interview broadcast on BBC TV that she had been unfaithful to Prince Charles. |
| 2003 |
Singer Michael Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation in Santa Barbara, Calif. (He was later acquited.) |
