2003
Martha's Mess
Martha Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading.
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1892
The Sierra Club, led by John Muir, was incorporated in San Francisco.
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1896
Henry Ford took his first car out for a test drive.
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1942
The Battle of Midway, a decisive Allied victory in World War II, began.
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1944
The U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome, leading to the liberation of the city during World War II.
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1968
Dorothy Gish, American actress who starred in many silent-film classics, died.
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1989
People's Army of China opened fire on crowds of prodemocracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, killing thousands.
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1992
The U.S. Post Office announced that in a poll people preferred the "young Elvis" stamp to the "old Elvis" stamp.
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2001
King Dipendra of Nepal died, three days after shooting most of his family and himself.
