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In 1843, Mount Rainier erupted in Washington state.
In 1914, Mary Jacobs of New York patented the brassiere.
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In 1940, the Walt Disney animated feature "Fantasia" premiered in New York.
In 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case from Montgomery, Alabama, that segregation on interstate buses is unconstitutional.
In 1974, nuclear power plant employee and political activist Karen Silkwood died at the age of 28. She was killed while on her way to meet with a "New York Times" reporter. They planned to discuss evidence she had uncovered about faulty fuel rods at the plant. The story was the basis for the 1983 film "Silkwood."
In 1976, Rod Stewart topped the pop singles chart with "Tonight's The Night."
In 1982, Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim was fatally injured when he was knocked out by Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.
In 1982, the Vietnam War Memorial was officially dedicated in Washington, D.C.
In 1986, President Reagan confessed to selling weapons to Iran.
In 1992, Sting received an honorary degree from Northumbria University in his hometown of Newcastle, England.
In 1992, Riddick Bowe became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world with a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 1995, the U.S. government shut down due to a budget impasse.
In 1998, President Clinton agreed to pay Paula Jones 850-thousand-dollars to drop her sexual harassment lawsuit and end the four-year legal battle that triggered the impeachment proceedings against him.
In 1999, Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield in a unanimous decision to become the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
In 1999, Donald Mills, the last surviving member of the musical Mills brothers, died at the age of 84.
In 2003, actress Penny Singleton died in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 95. Singleton was best known for portraying Blondie Bumstead in a series of successful films based on the Chic Young comic strip "Blondie." She later worked for Hanna-Barbera as the voice of Jane Jetson in the animated TV series "The Jetsons."
In 2004, rapper ODB (Ol' Dirty Bastard) collapsed and died in a New York recording studio. He was 35 years old. It was later determined that he died of an accidental overdose on cocaine and a prescription painkiller.
In 1914, Mary Jacobs of New York patented the brassiere.
)) In 1940, the Walt Disney animated feature "Fantasia" premiered in New York.
In 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case from Montgomery, Alabama, that segregation on interstate buses is unconstitutional.
In 1974, nuclear power plant employee and political activist Karen Silkwood died at the age of 28. She was killed while on her way to meet with a "New York Times" reporter. They planned to discuss evidence she had uncovered about faulty fuel rods at the plant. The story was the basis for the 1983 film "Silkwood."
In 1976, Rod Stewart topped the pop singles chart with "Tonight's The Night."
In 1982, Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim was fatally injured when he was knocked out by Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.
In 1982, the Vietnam War Memorial was officially dedicated in Washington, D.C.
In 1986, President Reagan confessed to selling weapons to Iran.
In 1992, Sting received an honorary degree from Northumbria University in his hometown of Newcastle, England.
In 1992, Riddick Bowe became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world with a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 1995, the U.S. government shut down due to a budget impasse.
In 1998, President Clinton agreed to pay Paula Jones 850-thousand-dollars to drop her sexual harassment lawsuit and end the four-year legal battle that triggered the impeachment proceedings against him.
In 1999, Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield in a unanimous decision to become the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
In 1999, Donald Mills, the last surviving member of the musical Mills brothers, died at the age of 84.
In 2003, actress Penny Singleton died in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 95. Singleton was best known for portraying Blondie Bumstead in a series of successful films based on the Chic Young comic strip "Blondie." She later worked for Hanna-Barbera as the voice of Jane Jetson in the animated TV series "The Jetsons."
In 2004, rapper ODB (Ol' Dirty Bastard) collapsed and died in a New York recording studio. He was 35 years old. It was later determined that he died of an accidental overdose on cocaine and a prescription painkiller.
