First Black American Astronaut Blasts Into Space in 1983
Aug 30 1983 marked Guion S Blu ford Jr. becoming the first Black American astronaut in space aboard the Challenger. Other historical notes include Fremont's martial law in Missouri and its countermand by Lincoln, the Hot Line link between Washington and Moscow starting in 1963, Thurgood Marshall's 1967 Supreme Court confirmation, and Princess Diana's Paris crash in 1997 with Dodi Fayed and Henri Paul.
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Wildfire near Los Angeles doubles in size evacuation rush
A growing wildfire north of Los Angeles nearly triples in size injuring three residents destroying at least three homes and forcing evacuations across Altadena Glendale Pasadena La Crescenta and Big Tujunga Canyon. About 2,000 homes in La Canada Flintridge area were threatened while 1,000 homes had been evacuated. Firefighters searched for additional losses as flames crept into San Gabriel Mountains amid shifting winds.
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Taliban training camp destroyed in Swat Valley airstrike
In Pakistan's Swat Valley a government official said helicopter gunships destroyed a training camp for death by own action bombers, killing six Taliban fighters in an area the government had already declared clear of militants.
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Sting offers stimulus checks nets Florida fugitives
Fort Lauderdale authorities use a two day operation named Operation Show Me The Money to lure fugitives with promises of stimulus checks. Letters invited suspects to call a hotline and attend an auditorium pickup, where about 75 arrests were made for offenses from grand theft to fraud to attempted murder.
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Kennedy laid to rest as Obama eulogizes public loss
Sen Edward Kennedy was buried at Arlington after a state funeral attended by Barack Obama and three former presidents. The Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston honored his long career and family devotion as crowds remembered his forceful leadership and personal resilience.
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