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1533 England's King Henry VIII secretly married Anne Boleyn, his second wife.
1787 Shays' Rebellion suffered a setback when debt-ridden farmers led by Capt. Daniel Shays failed to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass.
1890 Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days)
1915 the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service
1961 President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and TV.
1981 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US
1988 Vice President George Bush and Dan Rather clashed on "The CBS Evening News" as the anchorman attempted to question the Republican presidential candidate about his role in the Iran-Contra affair.
1994 Singer Michael Jackson settled a child molestation lawsuit against him.
1995 The defense gave its opening statement in the O.J. Simpson trial in Los Angeles, saying Simpson was the victim of a "rush to judgment" by authorities.
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