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November 02, 2006 01:18 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 2
1976: Jimmy Carter elected 39th U.S. president
Jimmy Carter, former Democratic governor of Georgia and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace in . . . more
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October 23, 2006 06:47 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Pelé
Born this day in Brazil in 1940, Pelé became the most famous football(soccer) player in the sport's history, and, by the time of his retirement in 1977, he . . . more
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October 24, 2006 10:49 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Luciano Berio
Italian musician Luciano Berio, born this day in 1925, combined lyric and expressive qualities with advanced techniques of electronicand aleatoricmusic and ranked . . . more
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October 05, 2006 06:32 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Václav Havel
Czech writer and dissident Václav Havel, born this day in 1936, was known for his absurdist depiction of bureaucratic routines and later served as president . . . more
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October 20, 2006 11:00 AM EDT --
This Day in History – October 20
1973: During the ongoing Watergate investigation, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations . . . more
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October 17, 2006 01:52 PM EDT --
This Day in History – October 17
1979: Mother Teresa awarded Nobel Prize
On this day in 1979, Mother Teresa, founder of a Roman Catholic order of women dedicated to the poor and particularly to . . . more
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November 16, 2006 01:20 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 16
1988: Election of Bhutto as Pakistan's prime minister
Benazir Bhutto, elected prime minister of Pakistan on this day in 1988, became the first woman . . . more
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October 13, 2006 12:12 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Margaret Thatcher
British Conservativepolitician Margaret Thatcher, born this day in 1925, was Europe's first woman prime ministerand Britain's only prime minister in the . . . more
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October 26, 2006 12:01 AM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, who was born this day in 1881 in Málaga, Spain, but spent most of his life in Paris, was one of the creators of Cubism and is widely seen . . . more
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October 30, 2006 11:00 AM EST --
This Day in History –- October 30
1974: Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle," regaining the world heavyweight boxing title.
1938: Orson . . . more
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November 22, 2006 10:54 AM EST --
This Day in History -- November 22
1963: U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated
The most notorious political murder in recent American history occurred this day in 1963, when John F. Kennedy, the . . . more
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November 28, 2006 06:38 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 28
1943: Opening of Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference, attended by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet . . . more
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December 04, 2006 03:56 PM EST --
This Day in History –- December 4
1996: The unmanned space vehicle Mars Pathfinder was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in order to explore the surface of Mars.
1918: U.S. . . . more
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December 05, 2006 06:59 PM EST --
Biography of the Day -- Walt Disney
Walt Disney, born in Chicago this day in 1901, pioneered animated cartoon films, created such beloved characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and founded . . . more
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November 29, 2006 07:08 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 29
2001: George Harrison, formerly of the Beatles, died of cancer at the home of a friend in Los Angeles.
1997: In a ceremony that was broadcast around . . . more
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November 20, 2006 11:05 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 20
1910: Mexican Revolution launched by Francisco Madero
On this day in 1910, Francisco Maderolaunched a failed revolt that nonetheless sparked the Mexican Revolution . . . more
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