1900
\nA hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, killing about 8,000 people.<\/p>\n
1935
\nLouisiana Senator Huey P. Long, “The Kingfish,” was shot and mortally wounded by Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, Jr.<\/p>\n
1951
\nThe San Francisco Peace Treaty was signed, formally ending World War II hostilities with Japan.<\/p>\n
1952
\nErnest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea was published.<\/p>\n
1966
\nStar Trek premiered on television.<\/p>\n
1974
\nPresident Gerald Ford gave former President Nixon a full pardon for all federal crimes he may have committed while he was in office.<\/p>\n
1998
\nMark McGwire’s 62nd home run broke Roger Maris’s record of 61 homers set in 1961.<\/p>\n
Richard I
\n1157\u201399, king of England (1189-99); third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.<\/p>\n
Anton\u00edn Dvor\u00e1k
\ncomposer (1841)<\/p>\n
Sid Caesar
\ncomedian (1922)<\/p>\n
Peter Sellers
\nactor (1925)<\/p>\n
Patsy Cline
\ncountry musician (1932)<\/p>\n
Ann Beattie
\nwriter (1947)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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