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1966 - Birth of Ad-Rock [Adam Horowitz]; rocker (Beastie Boys - "You Gotta Fight").

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1967 - Nguyen Van Thieu takes oath of office as first president of South Vietnam's second Republic.

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1968 - Birth of Vanilla Ice [Robert Van Winkle]; rapper ("Ice Ice Baby").

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1968 - Milwaukee Bucks win their first game beating Detroit Pistons 138-118 (6th game).

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1968 - US President Lyndon Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam.

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1969 - Race riot in Jacksonville, Florida.

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1970 - In New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurs.

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1974 - Laura Aime disappears in Utah (possible Ted Bundy victim).

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1975 - Joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at age 78.

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1976 - In Canada, the first draw of the Provincial lottery is held.

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