(1966) Sandy Koufax, pitcher for Dodgers, retires at 30
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After a World Series loss, Dodgers ace Koufax announces his retirement due to a bad elbow. Koufax posted impressive stats in his 12 seasons, including three Cy Young Awards. But he may be best remembered for refusing to pitch in a Series game that fell on Yom Kippur.. |
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(1976) Spain’s parliament approves bill to establish a democracy
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A year after the death of Fascist dictator Francisco Franco, Spain’s parliament members essentially vote themselves out of office, approving a bill to transition to democracy by allowing elections and the creation of a two-chamber parliament. The bill will later be approved by public referendum.. |
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(1978) Over 900 die in mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana
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Following the murder of a visiting US congressman, American cult leader Jim Jones leads his followers in a mass murder-suicide that claims over 900 victims, a third of whom are children. Some are forced to drink cyanide-laced punch; others do so willingly. Jones shoots himself. . |
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(1991) After four years, British hostage is released in Lebanon
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It’s over, thinks religious envoy Waite after being freed by his Shiite Muslim captors. Waite had been kidnapped four years earlier on a trip to secure the release of others held in Lebanon and Iran. He suffered beatings, mock executions, and languished in solitary confinement before his release. . |
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