On this day...
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1944-First Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz
1962-Georges Pompidou becomes President of France
1971-Supreme Court upheld busing as means of achieving racial desegregation
1978-Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia
1980-Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (“Executioner's Song”)
1983-President Ronald Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue
1986-Desmond Tutu elected Anglican archbishop of Capetown
1992-U.N.-imposed embargo against Libya takes effect
1992-Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft
1993-Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript
1994-U.S. F-15 accidentally shoots 2 US helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die