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Just In:
THREE MOTORCYCLES IN BUSH MOTORCADE CRASH IN HONOLULU...

White House Staffer Robbed, Beaten at Waikiki Nightclub...

NYPD installs watch towers in Harlem... hahahahahahahahaha

FREAK: Snow Reported In Central Florida...

FOUR WOMEN FOUND DEAD IN ATLANTIC CITY DITCH...

TEEN GOES NUCLEAR: Creates fusion in his Detroit-Area home...


In yet another setback for President George W. Bush, his father, former President George H.W. Bush, appeared in the Oval Office today and demanded that his son give back the keys to the White House at once.

The state of Florida was on high alert today as an electronic voting machine that was being tested in advance of next Tuesday's midterm election went berserk and killed nine in a terrifying rampage.

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills is on the brink of a civil war that could ultimately involve other countries in the region, experts worried today.

But Seriously:
Recliner saves man who was shot in head . Thank you Lazy Boy.

Woman, 92, dies in shootout with police.

Blood tests debunk cat-puppy claim. Blahahahahaha Take that!!!

Beverage firm offers pea-flavored soda. Sounds good. A vegetable drink. blah

Two thieves on the run in Germany made light work for their pursuers when they tried to flee across a drained pond and got stuck so fast in mud they had to be helped out by police.


Today in History:
1718 - Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard.

1830 - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He makes a damn fine tea.

1842 Mount St Helens in Washington, erupts

1906 International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help

1922 - Egyptology: Howard Carter, assisted by Lord Carnarvon, opens the tomb of Tutankhamun. I wonder if he Walked Like an Egyptian?

1932 Pump patented that computes quantity & price delivered

1950 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY

1957 Mickey Mantle beats Ted Williams by 1 vote for MVP

1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Later the same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States.

1963 Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in the UK

1967 BBC unofficially bans "I am the Walrus" by the Beatles

1968 - The Beatles release the double album The Beatles, commonly known as The White Album.

1972 - Vietnam War: The United States loses its first B-52 Stratofortress of the war.

1988 - In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.

1989 - In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President Rene Moawad, killing him.

1990 Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister

2005 - Ted Koppel retires after hosting Nightline for over 26 years.


Happy Birthday:
1643 - Robert Cavelier de La Salle, French explorer (d. 1687)
1921 - Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian (d. 2004)
1950 - Steve Van Zandt, American musician
1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress


Deaths on this day:
1718 - Blackbeard (Edward Teach), British pirate
1916 - Jack London, American writer (b. 1876)
1963 - John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (b. 1917)
1980 - Mae West, American actress and writer (b. 1893)
1997 - Michael Hutchence, Australian singer (b. 1960)