| On this date in: |
| 1789 |
The U.S. War Department established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men. |
| 1918 |
Allied forces scored a decisive breakthrough on the Hindenburg Line during World War I. |
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| 1954 |
New York Giants centerfielder Willie Mays made a running catch with his back to home plate on a 450-foot blast by Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz in Game 1 of the World Series.
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| 1957 |
Baseball’s New York Giants played their last game at the Polo Grounds before moving to San Francisco for the next season. |
| 1978 |
Pope John Paul I was found dead in his Vatican apartment a little more than one month after becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| 2000 |
Israeli riot police stormed a major Jerusalem shrine and opened fire on stone-throwing Muslim worshippers, killing four Palestinians and wounding 175. |
| 2005 |
John Roberts was sworn in as the nation’s 17th chief justice. |
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| Today’s Birthdays: |
| Actor Zachary Levi (“Chuck”) turns 36 years old. |
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| AP Photo/Dan Steinberg |
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| Name |
Profession |
Age |
| Anita Ekberg |
Actress |
85 |
| Jerry Lee Lewis |
Rock singer, musician |
81 |
| Bill Nelson |
U.S. senator, D-Fla. |
74 |
| Jean-Luc Ponty |
Jazz violinist |
74 |
| Bryant Gumbel |
TV personality |
68 |
| Gwen Ifill |
Broadcast journalist |
61 |
| Andrew “Dice” Clay |
Comedian |
59 |
| Roger Bart |
Actor |
54 |
| Jill Whelan |
Actress (“The Love Boat”) |
50 |
| Erika Eleniak |
Actress |
47 |
| Brad Cotter |
Country singer (“Nashville Star”) |
46 |
| Kevin Durant |
Basketball player |
28 |
| Phillip Phillips |
Singer (“American Idol”) |
26 |
| Actor Ian McShane (“Deadwood”) turns 74 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Joel Ryan |
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