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On This Day Highlights From 1962 to 2007
A Friday historical rundown notes JFK confirming Cuban missile dismantling in 1962, Washington’s 1783 Farewell Orders, Polk born in 1795, Harding born 1865, Dakota statehood 1889, Balfour 1917, HDTV debut 1936, Spruce Goose 1947, Truman upset 1948, Van Doren 1959, Diem's assassination 1963, Chesimard escape 1979, Hal Roach obituary 1992, Bush era remarks on Saddam in 2003 and 2007.
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George Washington
United States
Princeton
N.J
James Knox Polk
Mecklenburg County
N.C
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Marion
Ohio
North Dakota
South Dakota
Arthur Balfour
Palestine
British Broadcasting Corp
Alexandra Palace
London
Howard Hughes
Long Beach Harbor
California
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Charles van Doren
House
NBC
Ngo Dien
U.N
Fort Jackson
S.C
George W. Bush
U.S