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1983 - Dr Barney Clark, first artificial heart recipient, dies after 112 days at age 62.

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1985 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.

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1986 - 6th Golden Raspberry Awards: Rambo; First Blood Part II wins.

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1987 - US offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf.

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1989 - Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announce that they have achieved cold fusion at room temperature at the University of Utah.

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1990 - Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound and pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill.

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1990 - Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Pretty Woman to theaters.

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1991 - 20 Tornadoes kill five in Tennessee.

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1998 - 70th Academy Awards: Titanic wins 11 Oscars, Jack Nicholson best actor, Helen Hunt best actress.

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2005 - The United States' 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refuses 2-1 to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.

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