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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Today In History...

"He who forgets history is doomed (or condemned) to repeat it"
George Santayana

  • 1945- U.S. liberates 31,601 in Nazi concentration camp in Dachau Germany.
  • 1970- 50,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia.
  • 1986- 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library.
  • 1990- Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate.
  • 1992- Jury acquits Los Angeles police officers of beating Rodney King, riots begin.
  • 1996- Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fresno, California on KFRR 104.1 FM.

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