1973 John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee

1975 Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day)

1977 LBJ denies report he had a cancer during his presidency

1977 Roy C Sullivan of Va is struck by lightening for 7th time!

1978 Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires

1981 Supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional

1982 Natalie Rasmussen is born

1982 Porn star John Holmes acquitted on murder charges

1982 Sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, replaced by Schultz

1982 SF holds its first County Fair

1983 Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m

1984 STS 41-D launch attempt scrubbed because of computer problem

1985 Fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die)

1987 Pope John Paul II receives Austrian Pres Kurt Waldheim

1989 First US postmark dedicated to Lesbian & Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC)

1990 120ø F in Phoenix Arizona

1990 NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leep" for 5 straight days

1990 The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual, whose wishes are clearly made, to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. The 5-4 ruling upholding the right to die was made in the Curzan vs. Missouri case.

1991 Slovenia & Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia

1993 Canada elected its first woman as prime minister. Kim Campbell was Canada’s 19th prime minister, governing until October 25, 1993 when the Progressive-Conservative party was royally defeated.

1867 Barbed wire patented

1945 United Nations founded

1950 North Korean troops move into South Korea

1987 The USSR begins major changes to its economy to make it more like a Western economy

1903 The birth of George Orwell, English novelist

1925 The birth of June Lockhart, American actress of TV and film

2006 Warren Buffett donates over US$30 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

2007 WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy Benoit, and son Daniel, are found dead as the result of a murder-suicide that took place over the previous weekend.

2007 Groundbreaking of the Chicago Spire.

2007 Intense heatwaves begin to hit Southeast Europe as temperatures reach 46c in Bulgaria and Greece.

2007 Following the wettest jun on record, Sheffield and South Yorkshire are affected by flooding. Much of Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham is flooded when the River Don breaches its banks.

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