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AP Highlight in History:
On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play "The War of the Worlds," starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. The live drama, which employed fake news reports, panicked some listeners who thought its portrayal of a Martian invasion was true.
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1735 | John Adams, the second president of the United States, was born in Braintree, Mass. |
1885 | Poet Ezra Pound was born in Hailey, Idaho. |
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1953 | George C. Marshall, who, as secretary of state following World War II, engineered a massive economic aid program for Europe, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
1961 | The Soviet Union tested a hydrogen bomb. |
1974 | Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, to regain his world heavyweight title. |
1975 | The New York Daily News ran the headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" a day after President Gerald R. Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bailout of New York City. |
1997 | A jury in Cambridge, Mass., convicted British au pair Louise Woodward of second-degree murder in the death of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen. The judge later reduced the verdict to manslaughter and set Woodward free. |
2003 | Lebron James made his NBA debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
2005 | Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks became the first woman to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. |
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Today's Birthdays: |
Actor Matthew Morrison ("Glee") turns 36 years old today. |
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Name | Profession | Age |
Dick Vermeil | Football coach | 78 |
Eddie Holland | Songwriter | 75 |
Grace Slick | Rock singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship) | 75 |
Henry Winkler | Actor ("Happy Days") | 69 |
Andrea Mitchell | Broadcast journalist | 68 |
Timothy B. Schmit | Rock musician (The Eagles) | 67 |
Harry Hamlin | Actor ("L.A. Law") | 63 |
Kevin Pollak | Actor | 57 |
Gavin Rossdale | Rock musician (Bush) | 49 |
Nia Long | Actress | 44 |
Gael Garcia Bernal | Actor ("The Motorcycle Diaries") | 36 |
Nastia Liukin | Olympic gold-medal gymnast | 25 |
Soccer player and coach Diego Maradona turns 54 years old today. |
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