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| 1685 |
King Louis XIV of France revoked the Edict of Nantes, which had established the legal toleration the Protestant Huguenots. |
| 1867 |
The United States took possession of Alaska from Russia. |
| 1892 |
The first long distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was opened. |
| 1922 |
The British Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (later the British Broadcasting Corp. of BBC) was founded. |
| 1968 |
The 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. |
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| 1972 |
Congress passed the Clean Water Act, overriding President Richard M. Nixon’s veto. |
| 1977 |
Reggie 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. |
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| 1982 |
Former first lady Bess Truman died in Independence, Mo., at age 97. |
| 2001 |
Four defendants were convicted in New York for the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. |
| 2007 |
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan, ending eight years of self-imposed exile. |
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| Today’s Birthdays: |
| Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme turns 56 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau |
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| Name |
Profession |
Age |
| Chuck Berry |
Rock musician |
90 |
| Keith Jackson |
Sportscaster |
88 |
| Dawn Wells |
Actress (“Gilligan’s Island”) |
78 |
| Mike Ditka |
Hall of Fame football coach, sportscaster |
77 |
| Russ Giguere |
Singer, musician (The Association) |
73 |
| Pam Dawber |
Actress (“Mork and Mindy”) |
66 |
| Martina Navratilova |
Tennis Hall of Famer |
60 |
| Erin Moran |
Actress (“Happy Days”) |
56 |
| Vincent Spano |
Actor |
54 |
| Ne-Yo |
R&B singer, actor |
37 |
| Lindsey Vonn |
U.S. Olympic skiier |
32 |
| Zac Efron |
Actor (“High School Musical” movies) |
29 |
| Joy Lauren |
Actress (“Desperate Housewives”) |
27 |
| Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis turns 55 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Joe Giblin |
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