Attila the Hun, the US Bill of Rights and France's Biggest-Ever Bank Robbery

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Historical Events

  • 452 Italy invaded by Attila the Hun
  • 793 Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England capturing and killing monks
  • 1191 King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade
  • 1783 Laki volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption, killing 10,000 and causing widespread famines throughout Asia and Europe
  • 1789 James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives
  • 1918 Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered
  • 1987 New Zealand's Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels in NZ. Only nation to legislate against nuclear power.
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Today in Film & TV

  • 1993 Drag queen RuPaul releases his debut album "Supermodel of the World"

Today in Sport

  • 1969 MLB legend Mickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired
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Ives W. McGaffey of Chicago patents the 1st vacuum cleaner, calls it a "sweeping machine"

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Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but umpire ejects Roush for delay of game

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Famous Weddings

  • 1927 Painter Marcel Duchamp (39) weds Lydie Sarazin-Lavassor
  • 1931 Songwriter Johnny Mercer (21) weds chorus girl Ginger Meehan (21) in New York City [1]
  • 1952 American singer and actress Judy Garland (29) weds American producer Sidney Luft (36) in Hollister, California; divorce in 1965

Famous Divorces

  • 1949 Actor Burgess Meredith (41) divorces actress Paulette Goddard (39) after 5 years of marriage
  • 1999 Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch (68) divorces journalist Anna Torv (55) after 31 years of marriage
  • 2004 "TLC" singer Tionne Watkins (34) divorces rapper Mack 10 (32) due to adultery after nearly 4 years of marriage
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