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1990 – 45 years after parting ways, East and West Germany reunite.
1995 – In the longest trial in California history, OJ Simpson is acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and a friend. (it feels longer ago than 15 years)
1967 – At the age of 55, Woody Guthrie died at Creedmore Psyuchiatric Center (probably) from complications of Huntington’s Chorea.
1951 – Bottom of the 9th in the final game of the National League Pennant race. In what is called “the shot heard round the world” Bobby Thomson hit a 3 run homer to have radio announce Russ Hodges to become a broken record repeating “The Giants win the pennant” until he lost his voice!
1895 – Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage was published in book form (originally serialized in a newspaper).
1863 – Abraham Lincoln declared November 26, 1863 a day of thanks (in honor of victory at Gettysburg.
Today Jack Wagner (1959), actor who appeared on General Hospital as Frisco Jones he also is known for singing, not much I only recognized All I Need; Chubby Checker (1941) singer and fad creator of The Twist; Harvey Kurtzman (1902), created Mad Magazine.
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