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2012
The Egyptian Army’s Operation Eagle results in the deaths of 11 suspected terrorists and the arrest of another 23.
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2005
Rains from Hurricane Katrina cause a levee breech at the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, causing severe flooding.
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2003
A terrorist bomb kills Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, and nearly 100 worshipers as they leave a mosque in Najaf where the ayatollah had called for Iraqi unity.
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1995
NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
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1992
Thousands of Germans demonstrate against a wave of racist attacks aimed at immigrants.
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1991
USSR’s parliament suspends Communist Party activities in the wake of a failed coup.
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1986
Morocco’s King Hassan II signs unity treaty with Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, strengthening political and economic ties and creating a mutual defense pact.
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1977
Lou Brock (St Louis Cardinals) breaks Ty Cobb’s 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893.
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1968
Democrats nominate Hubert H Humphrey for president at their Chicago convention.
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1966
The Beatles give their last public concert (Candlestick Park, San Francisco).
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1965
Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5, marking the first time the US set an international duration record for a manned space mission.
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1964
Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth’s career strikeout record (1,330).
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1960
US U-2 spy plane spots SAM (surface-to-air) missile launch pads in Cuba.
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1958
Michael Jackson, pop singer, entertainer.
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1957
US Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957 after Strom Thurmond (Sen-D-SC) ends 24-hour filibuster, the longest in Senate history, against the bill.