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1862 - Battle of Corinth ends.

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1931 - Dick Tracy, a comic strip detective character created by cartoonist Chester Gould, makes its debut appearance in the Detroit Mirror newspaper.

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1949 - American Contract Bridge League votes 58.5 percent to keep blacks out.

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1960 - Courier 1B launched; first active repeater satellite in orbit.

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1976 - US Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigns due to telling a racial joke.

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1977 - Pier 39 opens in San Francisco, California.

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1983 - Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 1019 kph (633.468 mph), driving Thrust 2 jet-powered car at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.

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1984 - US government closes down due to budget problems.

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1985 - The Free Software Foundation is founded in Massachusetts, USA.

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1988 - Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid.

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