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1787.....The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.

1925.....John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

1935.....American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in a little over an hour.

1935.....The legendary Babe Ruth hit his 714th and final home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates. His record stood until Hank Aaron broke it in 1974.

1965.....Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round, after 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight title.

1968.....The Gateway Arch was dedicated in St. Louis.

1969.....Midnight Cowboy, the only x-rated film to win a best picture Oscar, was released.

1979.....The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11 attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing over 270 people.


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Millions Participate in Hands Across America (1986)
Hands Across America was a massive, heavily publicized fundraiser during which millions of people, including scores of celebrities and politicians, lined up in the hopes of forming a human chain stretching from New York to California. Though they did not succeed in this regard—there were many gaps along the way—the event raised $20 million. Had all of the participants actually given the $10 required donation, it would have reached its $50-million goal. For what cause was the money raised?

Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della Reese, as her supervisor Tess. Throughout the series, Monica is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. From the third season on, they are frequently joined by Andrew (John Dye), the angel of death (who first appeared as a recurring character in season two). As the series progresses, the cases she works help Monica transition from being a rookie "caseworker" to being promoted to a supervisor herself after her final case in the series finale.

The episodes of the series generally revolved around the "cases" Monica (Roma Downey), an angel recently promoted from the "search and rescue" division, works under the guidance of her supervisor Tess (Della Reese). Monica in one episode outlines that she started in the choir then annunciations, followed by search and rescue and then case work. Most cases involve a single person or a group of people who are at a crossroad in their lives and facing a large problem or tough decision. Monica and Tess bring them messages of hope from God and help give them guidance towards making their decision. During their first episode, the pair receive a red 1972 Cadillac Eldorado convertible as a gift; they use it for transportation throughout the rest of the series while in the human world, with Tess doing the driving. As the series progresses, Monica continues gaining experience as a case worker and, during some cases having to learn lessons of her own. During the Series Pilot, an angel of death, Adam (Charles Rocket) is introduced (other angels of death appear throughout the run of the series).
In the Season Two Premiere "Interview with an Angel" the Angel of Death is introduced as Henry and is played by Bruce Altman.
In Season 2, in the episode entitled, "The One That Got Away" John Dye was introduced as Andrew, the Angel of Death. John Dye becomes a regular in the third season and beyond.
During the seventh season, a new angel is made by God during one of Monica's assignments, Gloria (Valerie Bertinelli), who becomes a regular character for the eight and ninth seasons as a trainee under Monica and Tess's guidance. As Gloria lacks knowledge about people, and is rather gullible, a Jewish man in one episode called her "smart girl". Gloria's name is chosen by a little girl from the Christmas carol Angels We Have Heard On High, in which the chorus begins "Gloria, Gloria..."
In the series finale, Monica is up for promotion to supervisor, pending the outcome of a difficult case in which she must defend Zack (Scott Bairstow), an innocent drifter accused of causing a boiler explosion at a school two years ago in the small town of Ascension, Colorado. The explosion killed most of the children, leaving the citizens devastated. During the case, Monica sees many familiar faces, including Joey Machulis (Paul Wittenburg), one of Monica's previous assignments who is a witness to the events, his brother Wayne (Randy Travis), who is now sheriff, Sophie (Marion Ross), a formerly homeless acquaintance, and Mike (Patrick Duffy), a lawyer Monica saved during her search and rescue days who is now the Mayor. An out of town developer claims Zack is the perpetrator and despite the lack of evidence, Zack is put on trial. Monica does all she can to help him, including asking Mike to represent him, however the prosecutor in the case, Jones (David Ogden Stiers), is really Satan in disguise and Zack is eventually convicted.
After the trial, Monica is able to help the citizens realize their mistake and to see that Zack's return to the town had helped them finally start living again. They begin going back to church, welcomed by the pastor they had once abandoned. Their change of heart, however, cannot free Zack, so Monica visits him in jail and reveals that she is an angel. She then promises him that she will become his guardian angel, forgoing all future assignments and the coveted promotion, to protect him from harm in prison. When she returns in the morning, however, the cell is empty. The citizens decide not to search for him, and it is revealed that Joey inadvertently caused the explosion after the devil tricked him into turning the boiler to high to warm some kittens he'd found.
The perplexed Monica returns to the desert to find Tess and Zack. There, she learns that Zack was actually Jesus, and that her defending him was a test, which she passed by being willing to sacrifice herself for him. Monica is promoted to supervisor. As she leaves, she says her goodbyes to Gloria, and to Andrew, who gives her a pocketwatch to remember their friendship by. Before parting, Tess gives Monica the keys to the Cadillac, as she is leaving her job to sit at God's feet. Monica is last shown driving away as the camera pans out over the desert.

• Roma Downey as Monica
  
• Della Reese as Tess
  
• John Dye as Andrew

1844.....Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, "What hath God wrought?"

1883.....The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic.

1899.....W.T. McCullough of Boston, Mass., opened the first public garage. One could rent space for selling, storing and repairing vehicles.

1935.....Major League Baseball’s first night game was played under the lights at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the hometown Reds defeated Philadelphia, 2–1.

1958.....The United Press and the International News Service merged to form United Press International (UPI).

1976.....The British and French Concordes made their first commercial flights.

2000.....Israeli troops pulled out of Lebanon after 18 consecutive years of occupation.

2001.....Vermont senator James Jeffords quit the Republican Party and became an Independent, giving Democrats control of the Senate.


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USSR Begins Drilling World's Deepest Hole (1970)
The Kola Superdeep Borehole project was an attempt to dig as far as possible into the Earth's crust. It began when, in 1970, following setbacks in the Space Race, Soviet scientists looked downward. Digging on the remote Kola Peninsula for some 20 years, they reached a depth of 40,230 feet (12,262 m)—about a third of the way through the Earth's crust—before being forced to stop due to higher-than-expected temperatures of 350° F (180° C).

JAG (the American military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television (now CBS Television Studios) and, for the first season only, NBC Productions. Originally conceived as Top Gun meets A Few Good Men, JAG was first aired on NBC on September 23, 1995, but was later cancelled on May 22, 1996 after finishing 79th in the ratings, leaving 1 episode unaired. Rival network CBS picked up the series for a midseason replacement, beginning on January 3, 1997. CBS's decision to air JAG proved very profitable, as it was aired for nine additional seasons and spawned the hit spinoffs NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles. In total, 227 episodes were produced over 10 seasons and the show was seen in over 100 countries. JAG was so popular that it entered syndication early in 1999 and it is still regularly repeated around the world and in the USA on USA Network, HDNet, and Cloo.

David James Elliott
Catherine Bell
Patrick Labyorteaux
John M. Jackson
Scott Lawrence
Tracey Needham
Zoe McLellan
Karri Turner
Trevor Goddard
David Andrews
Andrea Parker
Steven Culp
Andrea Thompson

1430.....Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians and subsequently sold to the English.

1788.....South Carolina became the 8th state in United States.

1830.....The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad began the first passenger service in the United States.

1873.....The North West Mounted Police force was formed in Canada. It would later be known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

1911.....The New York Public Library, at the time the largest marble structure ever built in the United States, was dedicated by President Taft in New York City after 16 years of construction.

1934.....Bonnie (Parker) and Clyde (Barrow) were killed in a police shootout.

1945.....Heinrich Himmler, head of Adolf Hitler’s Gestapo, committed suicide while in prison.

1949.....The German Federal Republic came into existence.

1997.....Moderate Mohammad Khatami was elected president of Iran.


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New York Public Library Dedicated (1911)
When former New York governor Samuel J. Tilden died in 1886, he left $2.4 million in his will for the creation of a grand public library. At that time, there were two other important libraries in New York City—the Astor and the Lenox—but they were struggling. With Tilden's gift, they were merged in 1895. The new library's cornerstone was laid in 1902 at the old Croton Reservoir on Fifth Avenue, and it finally opened to the public in 1911. By 1910, how many miles of shelves had been installed?