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This Day In History September 06


Magellan's expedition circumnavigates globe Arnold orders burning of New London John C. Fremont reaches the Great Salt Lake Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden and moves in with the Emersons Confederates evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island, South Carolina President William McKinley is shot First Battle of the Marne begins First tank produced Train derails on way to New York Italian resistance fighters persevere Architect of apartheid assassinated Ho Chi Minh to be succeeded by committee More Israeli hostages killed in Munich Thieu abolishes popular elections Soviet pilot lands Russian MIG fighter plane in Japan Ripken breaks record for consecutive games played Elton John performs a re-written "Candle in the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral Some 2.5 billion TV viewers watch Princess Diana?s funeral Volkswagen moves to Virginia Former police sergeant Drew Peterson is convicted of killing his third wife
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