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« on: October 20, 2009, 07:08:03 am »

Tuesday, October 20th
The 293rd day of 2009.
There are 72 days left in the year.
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Today's Highlights in History


   
   On Oct. 20, 1973, in the so-called Saturday Night Massacre, President Nixon abolished the office of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, accepted the resignation of Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and fired Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus. (Go to article.)

On Oct. 20, 1859, John Dewey, the influential American philosopher, was born. Following his death on June 1, 1952, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
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   On October 20, 1888, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Andrew Carnegie and business consolidation. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
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1803    The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.

1931    Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was born in Spavinaw, Okla.

1944    Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leyte in the Philippines, 2 1/2 years after he'd said, "I shall return."

1947    The House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence in the motion picture industry.

1964    Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, died at age 90 in New York City.

1967    Seven of 18 defendants were convicted in Mississippi of violating the civil rights of three young men who were murdered while trying to help blacks register to vote in 1964.

1968    Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.

1977    Three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed in the crash of a chartered plane near McComb, Miss.

1979    The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum was dedicated in Boston.

1992    In the first World Series game to be played outside the United States, the host Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2.

2000    Egyptian-born Ali Mohamed, a U.S. citizen who'd served in the Army, pleaded guilty in New York to helping plan the deadly U.S. embassy bombings in Africa in 1998 that killed 224 people, including 12 Americans.

2004    A U.S. Army staff sergeant, Ivan "Chip" Frederick, pleaded guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. (He was sentenced to eight years in prison.)

Current Birthdays

Snoop Dogg turns 38 years old today.

AP Photo/Robert Kenney Rapper Snoop Dogg turns 38 years old today.


77    William Christopher
Actor ("M.A.S.H.")

72    Wanda Jackson
Rockabilly singer

72    Juan Marichal
Baseball Hall of Famer

63    Elfriede Jelinek
Nobel Prize-winning author

59    Tom Petty
Rock singer, musician

57    Melanie Mayron
Actress

57    William "Rusty" Russ
Actpr

54    Sheldon Whitehouse
U.S. senator, D-R.I.

52    Hilda Solis
Secretary of labor

51    Viggo Mortensen
Actor

45    David Ryan
Rock musician

45    Jim Sonefeld
Rock musician (Hootie & The Blowfish)

42    Doug Eldridge
Rock musician (Oleander)

38    Dannii Minogue
Rock singer

33    Jeff Loberg
Country musician

30    John Krasinski
Actor ("The Office")

24    Jennifer Nicole Freeman
Actress ("My Wife and Kids")

Historic Birthdays

John Dewey

10/20/1859 - 6/1/1952
American philosopher
(Go to obit.)

89    Andrea Della Robbia
10/20/1435 - 8/4/1525
Italian sculptor

90    Sir Christopher Wren
10/20/1632 - 2/25/1723
English architect

88    Daniel Sickles
10/20/1825 - 5/3/1914
American politician, soldier, diplomat

37    Arthur Rimbaud
10/20/1854 - 11/10/1891
French poet

79    Charles Edward Ives
10/20/1874 - 5/19/1954
American composer

71    Bela Lugosi
10/20/1882 - 8/16/1956
Hungarian actor

82    Sir James Chadwick
10/20/1891 - 7/24/1974
English physicist

81    Dame Anna Neagle
10/20/1904 - 6/3/1986
English actress and dancer

63    Mickey Mantle
10/20/1931 - 8/13/1995
American professional baseball player

47    Lewis Grizzard
10/20/1946 - 3/20/1994
American columnist


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