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2008
Sri Lanka is hit by Cyclone Nisha, bringing the highest rainfall the area had seen in 9 decades; 15 people die, 90,000 are left homeless.
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1992
Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to partition the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, beginning Jan. 1, 1993.
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1987
Typhoon Nina sticks the Philippines with 165 mph winds and a devastating storm surge and causes over 1,030 deaths.
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1986
Amber Hagerman, whose kidnapping and murder in Jan. 1996 led to the development of the AMBER Alert system to notify surrounding communities when a child is reported missing or abducted.
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As President Ronald Reagan announces the Justice Department’s findings concerning the Iran-Contra affair; secretary Fawn Hall smuggles important documents out of Lt. Col. Oliver North’s office.
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1981
Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of US Pres. George W. Bush; she and her sororal twin sister were the first twin children of a US president; presently (2013) a special correspondent to NBC’s Today Show and a contributor to NBC Nightly News.
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1971
Christina Applegate, actress (Married . . . with Children, Samantha Who? TV series).
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1964
Eleven nations give a total of $3 billion to rescue the value of the British currency.
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1963
The body of assassinated President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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1960
John F. Kennedy Jr., elder son of US Pres. John F. Kennedy (assassinated three days before JFK Jr.’s third birthday); co-founded George magazine in 1995; died in plane crash, July 16, 1999.
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1955
The Interstate Commerce Commission bans segregation in interstate travel.
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1953
Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron Corp.; convicted of multiple felony charges in 2006, relating to Enron’s financial collapse.
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1951
A truce line between U.N. troops and North Korea is mapped out at the peace talks in Panmunjom, Korea.
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1947
The Big Four meet to discuss the German and European economy.
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1946
The U.S. Supreme Court grants the Oregon Indians land payment rights from the U.S. government.