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| 1519 |
Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I died. |
| 1773 |
The first public museum in America was established, in Charleston, S.C. |
| 1932 |
Hattie W. Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. |
| 1944 |
Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier was born in Beaufort, S.C. |
| 1945 |
Soviet forces began a huge offensive against the Germans in Eastern Europe during World War II. |
| 1948 |
The Supreme Court ruled that states could not discriminate against law-school applicants because of race. |
| 1959 |
Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records (originally Tamla Records) in Detroit. |
| 1969 |
Led Zeppelin’s self-titled first album was released. |
| 1969 |
The New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III at the Orange Bowl in Miami. |
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| 1971 |
The sitcom “All in the Family” premiered on CBS. |
| 1991 |
A deeply divided Congress gave President George H.W. Bush the authority to use force to expel Iraq from Kuwait. (The Senate vote was 52-47; the House followed suit 250-183.) |
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| 1998 |
Linda Tripp provided Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr’s office with taped conversations between herself and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. |
| 2000 |
The Supreme Court gave police broad authority to stop and question people who run at the sight of an officer. |
| 2005 |
Britain’s Prince Harry apologized after a newspaper published a photograph of the young royal wearing a Nazi uniform to a costume party. |
