Today in History
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2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Makes its Debut
The comedian was a correspondent for the Daily Show and the host of the Colbert Report on Comedy Cen
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1991 The republic of Macedonia Declares its Independence From Yugoslavia
The landlocked Balkan country became independent after a referendum for independence from Yugoslavia
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1986 Oprah Winfrey Show Airs For the First Time
The widely popular daytime talk show hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey ran for 25 years and won o
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1974 President Ford Pardons Nixon
Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States, issued Proclamation 4311, which pardoned hi
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1966 Star Trek Makes its Television Debut
The popular science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry was about the adventures o
Births On This Day,
September, 8
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1979 Pink
American singer-songwriter, producer, actress
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1970 Neko Case
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
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1932 Patsy Cline
American singer-songwriter, pianist
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1925 Peter Sellers
English film actor, comedian, singer
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1922 Lyndon LaRouche
American politician, activist, founded the LaRouche movement
Deaths On This Day,
September, 8
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2022 Queen Elizabeth II
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2006 Peter Brock
Australian race car driver
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2003 Leni Riefenstahl
German director
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1949 Richard Strauss
German composer, conductor
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1916 Friedrich Baumfelder
German pianist, composer, conductor
