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\"Mr.<\/a>
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the British premier who left Munich by air after his successful peace-saving effort in conjunction with the French, German and Italian heads of state, saw Hitler this morning and the two signed what amounts to a symbolic “no-war” pact. When he landed at Heston this evening, Sept. 30, he waved the document aloft and read it to the accompaniment of a great cheer. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Associated Press<\/p>\n

Today in History: Wednesday, September 30, 2015<\/p>\n

On Sept. 30, 1938, British, French, German and Italian leaders agreed at a meeting in Munich that Nazi Germany would be allowed to annex Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland.<\/p>\n

1788- The Pennsylvania Legislature elected the first two members of the U.S. Senate – William Maclay of Harrisburg and Robert Morris of Philadelphia.
\n1791- Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” premiered in Vienna, Austria.
\n1924- Author Truman Capote was born in New Orleans.
\n1927- Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hit his 60th home run of the season to break his own major-league record.
\n1946- An international military tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, found 22 top Nazi leaders guilty of war crimes.
\n1955- Actor James Dean was killed in a two-car collision near Cholame, Calif., at age 24.
\n1962- Black student James Meredith succeeded on his fourth try in registering for classes at the University of Mississippi.
\n1962- The National Farm Workers Association, founded by Cesar Chavez and a forerunner of the United Farm Workers, held its first meeting in Fresno, Calif.
\n1966- The Republic of Botswana declared its independence from Britain.
\n1982- The situation comedy “Cheers” premiered on NBC.
\n1991 -The military in Haiti overthrew Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the country’s first freely-elected president.
\n1992- George Brett of the Kansas City Royals reached 3,000 career hits during a game against the California Angels.
\n1993- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern India, killing an estimated 10,000 people.
\n1997- France’s Roman Catholic Church apologized for its silence during the systematic persecution and deportation of Jews by the pro-Nazi Vichy regime.
\n2004- Merck & Co. pulled Vioxx, its heavily promoted arthritis drug, from the market after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
\n2005- Cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad were published in a Danish newspaper, offending many Muslims worldwide.
\n2007- Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre completed his 421st career touchdown pass, breaking Dan Marino’s NFL record.<\/p>\n

Today’s Birthdays:
\nAuthor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel turns 87 years old today.
\nAngie Dickinson, Actress (“Police Woman”) ,84
\nCissy Houston, Gospel singer, 82
\nJohnny Mathis, Singer, 80
\nLen Cariou, Actor, 76
\nMarilyn McCoo, Singer (The Fifth Dimension), 72
\nDeborah Allen, Country singer, 62
\nBarry Williams, Actor (“The Brady Bunch”), 61
\nFran Drescher, Actress (“The Nanny”), 58
\nMarty Stuart, Country singer, 57
\nBlanche Lincoln, Former U.S. senator, D-Ark., 55
\nCrystal Bernard, Actress (“Wings”), 54
\nEric Stoltz, Actor, 54
\nEddie Montgomery, Country singer (Montgomery Gentry), 52
\nTrey Anastasio, Rock singer, musician (Phish), 51
\nJenna Elfman, Actress (“Dharma and Greg”), 44
\nMartina Hingis, Tennis player, 35
\nLacey Chabert, Actress (“Mean Girls,” “Party of Five”), 33
\nKieran Culkin, Actor, 33
\nT-Pain, Singer, rapper, 31
\nActress Marion Cotillard turns 40 years old today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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