1870
\nVictor Emmanuel II, the first king of modern Italy, seized the Papal States from the French.<\/p>\n
1881
\nChester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated.<\/p>\n
1973
\nBillie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match.<\/p>\n
1998
\nBaltimore Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr., sat out a game, ending his consecutive game playing streak. Ripken played 2,632 consecutive games over 16 seasons.<\/p>\n
2000
\nIndependent Counsel Robert Ray announced the end of the Whitewater investigation, saying there was insufficient evidence to charge President Clinton and his wife, Hillary.<\/p>\n
2001
\nPresident George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint session of Congress about terrorism. He also named Tom Ridge as head of the new Office of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n
Upton Sinclair<\/p>\n
1878\u20131968, American novelist and socialist, born in Baltimore, grad. College of the City of New York, 1897.<\/p>\n
Sir James Dewar<\/p>\n
chemist and physicist (1842)<\/p>\n
Herbert Putnam<\/p>\n
librarian (1861)<\/p>\n
Red Auerbach<\/p>\n
basketball coach (1917)<\/p>\n
Dr. Joyce Brothers<\/p>\n
psychologist (1928)<\/p>\n
Sophia Loren<\/p>\n
actress (1934)<\/p>\n
Guy Lafleur<\/p>\n
hockey player (1951)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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