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TIM MAGUIRE

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It was on this day in 1953 at Panmunjon, Korea.

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The U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against
President Richard Nixon on this day in 1974.

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It was on this day in 1996.

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The deposed shah of Iran, Muhammad Riza Pahlavi, died in a
hospital near Cairo, Egypt on this day in 1980.

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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980)
 


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Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope) (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003)

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CARLATA BRADLEY

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The Women’s Rights Convention took place in Seneca Fall, NY.
where bloomers were introduced on this day in 1848.
 

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President Clinton (center) prepares to announce his new ‘Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy on this day in 1993.

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It was on this day in 1969.

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Representation of the Apollo 11 spacecraft entering orbit around
the moon.


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The Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union, began
on this day in1980.

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A view of the 1980 Moscow Olympics opening ceremony.

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ROSS SIMPSON

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On this day in 1917

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Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson claimed to be the
first men to reach the North Pole on this day in 1909.

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First modern Olympic Games on this day in 1896. 

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ROSS SIMPSON

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DIANE KEPLEY

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The very name "Edsel" became a popular symbol for a commercial failure.

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Production: 1958 – 1960.

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