| 1783 | Gen. George Washington said farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. |
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| 1816 | James Monroe of Virginia was elected the fifth president of the United States. |
| 1918 | President Woodrow Wilson set sail for France to attend the Versailles peace conference. |
| 1942 | U.S. bombers struck the Italian mainland for the first time in World War II. |
| 1945 | The Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations. |
| 1978 | Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco's first woman mayor when she was named to replace George Moscone, who had been assassinated. |
| 1980 | The rock group Led Zeppelin announced it was disbanding after the death in September of drummer John Bonham. |
| 1980 | The bodies of four American nuns slain in El Salvador two days earlier were unearthed. (Five national guardsmen were later convicted of murder.) |
| 1991 | Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson, the longest-held Western hostage in Lebanon, was released after nearly seven years in captivity. |
| 1995 | The first NATO troops landed in the Balkans to begin setting up a peace mission. |
| 2001 | The United States froze the financial assets of organizations allegedly linked to the terrorist group Hamas. |
Birthdays - Jeff Bridges(63), Marissa Tomei(48), Lee Smith(55), Kyle Lohse(34)
| 1933 | Wink Martindale, Game show host, turns 79 |
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| 1944 | Chris Hillman, Rock singer, musician (The Byrds), turns 68 |
| 1948 | Johnny Lyon, Rock singer (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes), turns 64 |
| 1955 | Cassandra Wilson, Jazz singer, turns 57 |
| 1966 | Fred Armisen, Actor, comedian ("Portlandia"), turns 46 |
| 1969 | Jay-Z, Rapper, turns 43 |
| 1973 | Tyra Banks, Model, TV host ("America's Next Top Model"), turns 39 |
Poll
You can only bring one back. Which would it be?
10%
Eight-Track (3 votes)
Cassette (9 votes)
LazerDisc (3 votes)
Beta Max (0 votes)
Really, Sam? (15 votes)
30 total votes
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