1981
Sadat assassinated
Egypt's President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo.
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1927
"The Jazz Singer," the first full-length talking picture, starring Al Jolson, debuted.
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1949
Japanese-American broadcaster, Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose), was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000 for treason.
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1973
The Yom Kippur War began when Syria and Egypt attacked Israel.
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1979
President Jimmy Carter received Pope John Paul II, the first pope to visit the White House.
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1989
Bette Davis died in France at age 81.
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