| On this date in: |
| 1804 |
Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, was born in Hillsboro, N.H. |
| 1889 |
The jukebox made its debut, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. |
| 1903 |
Singer Enrico Caruso made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, appearing in “Rigoletto.” |
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| AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera |
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| 1954 |
The Dow Jones industrial average finally surpassed it’s pre-crash high – 25 years after Black Tuesday – when it closed at 382.74. |
| 1971 |
The People’s Republic of China was seated in the U.N. Security Council. |
| 1980 |
A series of earthquakes devastated southern Italy, killing some 2,600 people. |
| 2001 |
An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at a van in the West Bank, killing Mahmoud Abu Hanoud, a leading member of the Islamic militant Hamas group. |
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| AP Photo |
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| 2006 |
Former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko died in London from radiation poisoning after making a deathbed statement blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
| 2011 |
Yemen’s authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to step down amid a fierce uprising to oust him after 33 years in power. |
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| Today’s Birthdays: |
| Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., turns 66 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Alex Brandon |
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| Name |
Profession |
Age |
| Bruce Vilanch |
Actor, comedy writer |
69 |
| Bruce Hornsby |
Rock musician |
62 |
| Mary Landrieu |
U.S. senator, D-La. |
61 |
| Robin Roberts |
TV host (“Good Morning America”) |
56 |
| Jonathan Papelbon |
Baseball player |
36 |
| Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi |
TV personality (“Jersey Shore”) |
29 |
| Actress-singer Miley Cyrus (“Hannah Montana”) turns 24 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Chris Pizzello |
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