1765
\nThe Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England.<\/p>\n
1849
\nPoet-writer Edgar Allan Poe died at age 40.<\/p>\n
1949
\nThe Republic of East Germany was formed.<\/p>\n
1968
\nThe Motion Picture Association of America adopted its film-rating system, ranging from “G” for general audiences to “X” for adults only.<\/p>\n
1982
\nAndrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats,” the longest running show in Broadway history, opened.<\/p>\n
1985
\nThe Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by Palestinian gunmen in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
1998
\nMatthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten, robbed, and left tied to a fence. He died five days later.<\/p>\n
2001
\nU.S. and British forces launched bombing campaign against Taliban government and al-Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
2003
\nCalifornia governor Gray Davis was recalled and former bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in his place.<\/p>\n
Desmond Tutu<\/p>\n
1931\u2014, South African religious leader.<\/p>\n
James Whitcomb Riley<\/p>\n
poet (1849)<\/p>\n
Niels Bohr<\/p>\n
atomic physicist (1885)<\/p>\n
Elijah Muhammad<\/p>\n
black nationalist leader (1897)<\/p>\n
Vladimir Putin<\/p>\n
political figure (1952)<\/p>\n
Yo-Yo Ma<\/p>\n
cellist (1955)<\/p>\n
Sherman Alexie<\/p>\n
writer (1966)<\/p>\n
Rachel McAdams<\/p>\n
actor (1976)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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