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Today in History: September 6, President McKinley fatally shot

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Today in History: September 5, Munich Olympics massacre

Today in History: September 4, the 1949 Peekskill Riots

Today in History: September 3, Treaty of Paris ends Revolutionary War

Today in History: September 2, Japan surrenders to end World War II

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Today in History: August 31, Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in Paris crash

Today in History: September 1, Titanic wreckage found

Today in History: August 30, Shackelton’s Endurance crew rescued

Today in History: August 29, Hurricane Katrina strikes Louisiana

Today in History: August 28, MLK delivers “I Have a Dream” speech

Today in History: August 27, catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa

Today in History: August 26, De Gaulle leads victory march through Paris

Today in History: August 25, National Park Service created

Today in History: August 24, Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida

Today in History: August 23, farm workers’ “Salad Bowl strike”

Today in History: August 22, first America’s Cup trophy

Today in History: August 21, Nat Turner launches rebellion

Today in History: August 20, Soviets invade Czechoslovakia

Today in History: August 19, last U.S. combat troops leave Iraq

Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment gives women the vote

Today in History: August 17, Clinton admits to Lewinsky affair

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Today in History: August 16, American music loses two legends