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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1834 William Morris (in England), artist and poet, born.
In 1882 German scientist Robert Koch discovered bacillus cause of TB.
In 1905 Jules Verne dies in Amiens at 76 years old.
In 1930 Steve McQueen, actor, born.
In 1934 FDR grants future independence to the Philippines.
In 1944 In occupied Rome the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians.
In 1955 First oil drill seagoing rig placed in service.
In 1955 Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened on Broadway.
In 1958 Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army in Memphis, Tenn.
In 1972 Great Britain imposed direct rule over Northern Ireland.
In 1976 Argentine pres. Isabel Peron was deposed by her country's military.
In 1986 US and Libya clash in the Gulf of Sidra.
In 1989 Oil tanker Exxon Valdez runs aground in Alaska's Prince William Sound -- causes world's worst oil spill.
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