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In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed Title IX barring discrimination on the basis of sex for “any education program or activity receiving f…
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Frances McDormand, Jason Mraz, Joel Edgerton, KT Tunstall, Randy Ja…
2005 — Tim Duncan comes up huge in the second half and is chosen finals MVP as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 81-74 in Game 7 …
Also on this day in 2020 police closed the area around Lafayette Park near the White House after protesters tried to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the “GI Bill of Rights,” and more ev…
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In 1964, civil rights workers Michael H. Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E. Chaney were slain in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and more event…
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Brandon Flowers, Chris Pratt, Juliette Lewis, Lana Del Rey, Nils Lo…
In 1997, the New York Liberty beat the Los Angeles Sparks 67-57 in the WNBA’s inaugural game. A crowd of 14,284 attends the game at the Great …
In 1943, race-related rioting erupted in Detroit; federal troops were sent in two days later to quell the violence that resulted in more than …
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Brian Wilson, Grace Potter, John Goodman, Lionel Richie, Nicole Kid…
In 1960, Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in the fifth round in New York to become the first boxer to regain the world heavyweight…
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In 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free — a…
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Gena Rowlands, Jean Dujardin, Macklemore, Paul Dano, Paula Abdul, Z…
In 1936, German heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling knocks out previously unbeaten Joe Louis in the 12th round. Schmeling’s victory sets off a pro…
Also on this day in 2020 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with French President Emmanuel Macron at 10 Downing Street in London to celebrate the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle's "Appel" to the French population to resist the German occupation of France during WWII. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.
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President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty in Vienna, and more events …
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Alison Moyet, Blake Shelton, Isabella Rossellini, Nathan Morris, Pa…
In 1967, Jack Nicklaus shoots a record 275 to beat Arnold Palmer for the U.S. Open. Nicklaus breaks Ben Hogan’s 1948 record by one stroke. See…
Also on this day in 2020 President Donald Trump spoke about the PREVENTS "President's Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide" task force from the East Room of the White House in Washington. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.