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1846 | U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison. |
1865 | Four people were hanged in Washington, D.C., after being convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. |
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1898 | The United States annexed Hawaii. |
1930 | Construction began on Boulder Dam on the Colorado River. |
1954 | Elvis Presley made his radio debut when Memphis, Tenn., station WHBQ played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right." |
1958 | President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Alaska statehood bill. |
1987 | Lt. Col. Oliver North began his public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing, telling Congress that he had "never carried out a single act, not one" without authorization. READ THE ORIGINAL AP STORY |
1990 | Martina Navratilova won a record ninth women's singles title at Wimbledon. |
2003 | A federal judge approved a settlement fining WorldCom $750 million for its $11 billion accounting scandal. |
2005 | Terrorist bombings in three Underground stations and a double-decker bus killed 52 victims and four suicide bombers in the worst attack on London since World War II. |
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2011 | "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the final movie based on the wizard fantasy books, debuted in London. |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY |
Today's Birthdays: |
Author David McCullough turns 81 years old today. |
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Name | Profession | Age |
Doc Severinsen | Bandleader | 87 |
Ringo Starr | Rock musician (The Beatles) | 74 |
Joe Spano | Actor | 68 |
Linda Williams | Country singer | 67 |
Shelley Duvall | Actress | 65 |
Billy Campbell | Actor | 55 |
Vonda Shepard | Singer, songwriter ("Ally McBeal") | 51 |
Jim Gaffigan | Actor, comedian | 48 |
Jorja Fox | Actress ("C.S.I.") | 46 |
Robin Weigert | Actress ("Deadwood," "Sons of Anarchy" | 45 |
Lisa Leslie | Basketball player | 42 |
Kirsten Vangsness | Actress ("Criminal Minds") | 42 |
Michelle Kwan | Figure skater | 34 |
Actress Berenice Bejo ("The Artist") turns 38 years old today. |
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