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(1997)

The federal minimum wage increases to $5.15 an hour in the second phase of increase approved by Congress.
The White House announces that first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton would attend the funeral services for Princess Diana on behalf of the U.S.
Funeral services are held in Calcutta, India, for Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa.
Sportscaster Marv Albert pleads guilty to assault and battery after earlier denying he bit a lover's back. Within hours, NBC fires him.
Michael Jackson told ABC-TV's "20/20's" Barbara Walters that he's not "wacko" and that the name-calling by the tabloids hurt his feelings.

(1963)

200,000 Americans demonstrate peacefully for Equal Rights at DC's Washington Monument. From it, comes Dr. Martin Luther King's immortal "I Have A Dream" speech.
That red "hotline" phone begins operation, connecting world leaders in Washington, DC, and Moscow.
Up in Washington state, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge is opened, connecting Seattle and suburban Bellevue.
Both CBS and NBC expand their nightly national newscasts from fifteen minutes to a half hour.
And from Queens, New York, Randy & The Rainbows put their only hit at the top of the charts, "Denise."

(1987)

The Rev. Jesse Jackson declares his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart admits during an interview on ABC's "Nightline" that he had committed adultery and said he had no plans to resume his White House bid.
Surgeon General C. Everett Koop denounces doctors and other health workers who refused to treat AIDS patients, calling them a "fearful and irrational minority."
Actor Lorne Green ("Bonanza") dies at age 72. * Michael Jackson begins his "Bad" tour at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium.

(1988)

Steffi Graf achieves the first Grand Slam in tennis since Margaret Court in 1970 by winning the U.S. Open women's final.
The Federal Government announces that most American homes should be checked for radon, a naturally occuring gas that causes cancer.
Opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympics take place in Seoul, South Korea.
Billy Carter, former president Jimmy Carter's brother and a comical character during his presidency, dies at age 51 of cancer.
"Kokomo" by the Beach Boys and "Groovy Kind Of Love" by Phil Collins both enter the U.S. top 40 chart.

(1966)

The Lunar Orbiter I takes the very first photo of planet Earth from Lunar orbit.
Jerry Lewis does his Labor Day Telethon for the first time.
The Beatle hold their last public concert at San Francisco's Candlestick Park.
"McHale's Navy," "Mr. Ed," "Perry Mason," "The Addams Family," and after fourteen years, "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" end their TV runs.
Brothers Ray & Dave Davies and the rest of The Kinks were rolling, lazin'on a "Sunny Afternoon."

(1995)

O.J. Simpson jurors hear tapes of the star prosecution witness, Detective Mark Fuhrman, uttering a racist slur, and advocating the killing of blacks.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, addressing the UN-sponsored Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, declared it was "time to break the silence" about the abuse of women.
Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record by playing his 2,131st consecutive game.
The FBI makes at least a dozen arrests, capping a nationwide 2-year investigation of pedophiles and pornographers using AOL.
Janet Jackson's "Runaway" is the first single by a female performer to debut in the top 10 (at #6) of Billboard's Hot 100.

(1962)

The UN announces that world population has reached three billion.
Western Iran hit with a terrible tragedy as over 10,000 lose their lives in an earthquake.
Double Beatle news, John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell in Liverpool, who's with child, Julian. And at drummer, Pete Best is out, and Ringo Starr in.
Musical legend Nat "King" Cole, who put 28 smashes into the top forty, but had only two certified million sellers, hit #2 on the chart with "Ramblin' Rose."

(1972)

Seven burglars arrested at the Democratic National Headquarters at DC's Watergate Building in the beginning of the end of the Nixon Presidency.
The Supreme Court rules the way death penalty was sometimes enforced was "cruel & unusual punishment" prompting several states to change their laws.
We say goodbye to "Bewitched" on ABC-TV after eight years, and hello to "Ms." Magazine.
Smokey Robinson does his last show as a member of the Miracles, Alice Cooper's "Schools Out" debuts on the charts.

(1996)

The U.S. fires a new round of cruise missiles into southern Iraq and destroys an Iraqi radar site.
Whitewater prosecutors have Susan McDougal held in contempt for refusing to tell a grand jury whether President Clinton had lied at her trial.
Promising safer skies, President Clinton issues orders to tighten airport security and challenged Congress to support a $1.1 billion anti-terrorism crackdown.
Bob Dole falls off stage at a presidential campaign rally in Chico, CA, after a railing gives way; he was not seriously hurt.
Sheryl Crow's self-titled second album is banned in Wal-Mart stores because of the song, "Love Is A Good Thing," which mentioned kids killing each other with "a gun they bought at Wal-Mart."

(1993)

The U.S. and Russia agree to jointly build a space station. Actor Herve Villechaize (Tatoo of "Fantasy Island") dies in Los Angeles at age 50.
Dr. Joycelyn Elders is confirmed by the Senate to be surgeon general.
The TV series "The X-Files" premieres on Fox.
About 15 people are injured when fans rush the stage at a Neil Young and Pearl Jam concert in George, Washington.