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1995 Event - DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives

1993 Death - James Bulger, English child beaten to death at 2, by 10 yr old boys

1991 Event - New York Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a record $18.8 million for 2 yr extension

1991 Event - Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92

1991 Event - Dana Plato receives 6 yr suspended sentence for robbing a video store

1987 Event - 15 yr old Michael Chang is youngest man to win U.S. Tennis Open match

1979 Event - 16 yr old Tracy Austin defeats 14 yr old Andrea Jaeger at U.S. Open

1976 Event - U.N. Security Council endorses Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General for 2nd 5 yr term

1973 Event - Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles)

1973 Event - Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000

1964 Event - Beckwith arrested for murder of Medger Evers, found guilty 30 yr later

1959 Death - Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies

1953 Birthday - "Keith" Jamaal Wilkes, NBA forward, Golden State-Rookie of Yr 1975

1952 Event - Tuskegee Inst reports 1952 as 1st yr in 71 with no lynchings in US

1952 Event - Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0

1944 Event - Boston Brave Jim Tobin 2nd no-hitter of yr beats Phils, 7-0 in 5 inn

1941 Event - Canada and U.S. acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease)

1940 Birthday - Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer, Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76

1913 Birthday - Woody Hayes, Wayne, college football coach, Ohio, 1968 coach of yr

1888 Event - 1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins

1881 Birthday - William John Gruffydd, Welsh poet/scholar, Ynys yr Hud













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