On this day :
1947 Spruce Goose flies, 1777 John Paul Jones sets sail, 1902 First fourcylinder gaspowered Locomobile hits the road, 1861 Fremont removed from Western Department, 1963 Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated in South Vietnam, 1989 A nurses aide gets life imprisonment, 1982 Truck explosion kills 3000 in Afghanistan, 1917 Britain supports creation of Jewish homeland, 1948 Truman defeats Dewey, 1983 MLK federal holiday declared, 1966 Friends star David Schwimmer born, 1960 Lady Chatterleys Lover obscenity trial ends, 1985 Miami Vice soundtrack begins an 11week run at 1, 1912 XIT Ranch sells its last head of cattle, 1795 James Polk is born, 1865 Warren G Harding is born, 1986 Grete Waitz wins her eighth NYC marathon, 1963 Diem murdered during coup, 1967 Johnson meets with the Wise Men, 1917 The Balfour Declaration, 1942 British launch Operation Supercharge,
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