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This Day In History January 03


Martin Luther excommunicated The Battle of Princeton Stephen Austin imprisoned by Mexicans Herman Melville sails for the South Seas Delaware rejects secession Meiji Restoration in Japan British nurse Marion Rice writes from a hospital on the Western Front King Tut's sarcophagus uncovered Franklin Roosevelt founds March of Dimes MacArthur and Nimitz given new commands Dragnet TV show debuts Alaska admitted into Union United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba Antigovernment demonstrators clash with police Jack Ruby dies before second trial McCarthy announces his presidential candidacy All-time Formula One champ born Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts first woman The husband did it: The controversial Stuart case Noriega surrenders to U.S. Buffalo Bills pull off greatest comeback in NFL history Great Lakes region digs out from record blizzard
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