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| | FEATURED BIOGRAPHY
| | 1932
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| | 1806
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2001: Although designed for only 5 years of service, the Soviet/Russian space station Mir ended 15 years in orbit when it reentered Earth's atmosphere, falling into the South Pacific Ocean. [ Sort fact from fiction in our space exploration quiz .]
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1910: Japanese director Kurosawa Akira—who won worldwide acclaim with subtle, brilliantly composed films, such as Rashōmon (1950), that combined Japanese historic themes with a Western sense of action and drama—was born. [ Test your knowledge of cinema .]
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1908: American actress Joan Crawford, who made her initial impact as a vivacious Jazz Age flapper but later matured into a star of psychological melodramas, was born. [ Sort fact from fiction in our actor quiz .]
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1775: Patrick Henry, a major figure of the
American Revolution, delivered the well-known speech featuring the phrase “give me liberty or give me death” at the second Virginia Convention, at St. John's Church, Richmond. [ Take our American Revolution quiz .]
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1983: In a nationwide television address, U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative
, popularly known as Star Wars, a proposed strategic defensive system against potential nuclear attacks. [ Discover how well you know the U.S. presidents .]
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