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1963 - US Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools.

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1965 - 28.14 cm (11.08 inches) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record).

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1971 - At 11:13 AM, Disneyland welcomes its 100-millionth guest, Valerie Suldo of New Jersey.

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1972 - The Main Street Electrical Parade premieres at Disneyland. The vehicles feature 500,000 sparkling lights, and 500 miles of wiring.

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1972 - Five arrested for burglarizing US Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate.

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1975 - Voters in Northern Mariana Island approve commonwealth status with US.

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1985 - John Hendricks launches the Discovery Channel in the United States.

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1986 - US Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns; Antonin Scalia nominated.

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1988 - Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0.

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1991 - U.S. President Zachary Taylor is exhumed to discover whether or not his death was caused by arsenic poisoning, instead of acute gastrointestinal illness; no trace of arsenic is found.

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