Friday, October 4, 1996
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Today's Events
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The National Women's Hall of Fame
receptions begin in Seneca Falls, New York, for 1996
honorees. The honors ceremony will be held Saturday.
The family of Ellie Nesler plans a demonstration
on the California State Capitol steps to plead for her release from prison before she dies of breast cancer. The Sonora woman is serving a 10-year
sentence for killing her son's alleged molester.
Start of policy requiring those under 16 to be
accompanied by adults after 6 p.m. at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.
World's Championship Chili Cookoff is held at the Reno
Hilton in Reno, Nevada. At the same time, five downtown casinos are sponsoring
their own chili-eating event called FireFest.
The Freedom Forum holds a conference in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss
political coverage, including new media and online services.
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On the horizon
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On Saturday, October 5, the Trinity Site at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, where the world's first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945, will be opened to the public.
On Sunday, October 6, the first of two 1996 Democrat-Republican presidential debates is scheduled in Hartford, Connecticut.
On Monday, October 7, the U.S. Supreme Court begins its 1996-1997 term.
On Tuesday, October 8, this year's Nobel Prize winner in economics will be announced in Stockholm, Sweden.
On Wednesday, October 9, the 1996 Democrat-Republican vice presidential debate is scheduled in St. Petersburg, Florida.
On Thursday, October 10, an auction of George Burns' property will be held in Beverly Hills, California.
On Friday, October 11, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced in Oslo, Norway.
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On this day
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In 1777, George Washington's troops launched an assault on the
British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American
casualties.
In 1822, the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B.
Hayes, was born in Delaware, Ohio.
In 1895, silent film comedian Buster Keaton was born in Piqua,
Kansas.
In 1895, the first U.S. Open golf tournament was held at the
Newport Country Club in Rhode Island.
In 1931, the comic strip "Dick Tracy," created by Chester
Gould, made its debut.
In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner
Pass in the Alps, where the Nazi leader sought Italy's help in
fighting the British.
In 1958, the first trans-Atlantic passenger jetliner service was
begun by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) with
flights between London and New York.
In 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first reigning pontiff
to visit the Western Hemisphere as he addressed the U.N. General
Assembly.
In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her
Hollywood hotel room.
In 1976, agriculture secretary Earl Butz resigned in the wake of
a controversy over a joke he'd made about blacks.
In 1985, Islamic Jihad issued a statement saying it had killed
American hostage William Buckley. (However, fellow hostage David
Jacobsen later said he believed Buckley had died of torture
injuries four months earlier.)
In 1991, in Madrid, Spain, 26 nations, including the
United States, signed the Antarctic Treaty, which imposed a 50-year
ban on oil exploration and mining in Antarctica.
In 1995, Hurricane Opal battered the Florida panhandle.
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Newslink
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Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska was named winner of the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday. Her poetry was cited for its "ironic precision (that) allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality." Want to learn more about Szymborska's poetry? Check out her writing by clicking here.
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Holidays and more
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Today is Independence Day in Lesotho.
It is Constitution Day in Vanuatu.
Critic Brendan Gill is 82.
Comedian Jan Murray is 79.
Actor Charlton Heston is 72.
Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is 67.
Author Jackie Collins is 55.
Actor Clifton Davis is 51.
Actress Susan Sarandon is 50.
Actor Armand Assante is 47.
Musician Chris Lowe (The Pet Shop Boys) is 37.
Actress Alicia Silverstone is 20.
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Sources: Associated Press,
Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan
News almanac archive
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