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1812 Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law that favored his party - giving rise to the term "gerrymandering."
1858 A French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes
1861 US House unanimously passes resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state
1942 "Archie" comic book debuts
1945, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement during World War II
1960 Jack Paar walks off his TV show
1964 Beatles 1st live appearance in US; Washington DC Coliseum
1979 Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran, nine days after the religious leader returned to his home country following 15 years of exile.
1990 South African black activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.
2006 Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt in Texas.
2009 Democrat John Dingell of Michigan became the longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives with more than 53 years of service
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