Shauna Wright

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – To help pay for the Civil War, the US government levies its first income tax (More info)

1884 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid in New York Harbor (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1892 – The parents of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home (More info)

1944 – A tip from a Dutch informer leads Nazis to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others (More info)

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Sometimes it’s best to just agree to disagree about sports.

On Monday night in San Antonio, Texas, an Oklahoma Sooners fan and a Texas Longhorns fan exchanged a few heated words, and then things got physical. The OU fan pulled a knife and a scuffle ensued before he was stabbed with his own weapon.

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain (More info)

1900 – The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is founded (More info)

1949 – The National Basketball Association is formed (More info)

1972 – The United States Senate ratif

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1776 – The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence takes place (More info)

1790 – The first US census is completed and shows a population of 3,929,214 people (More info)

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1933 – Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world, traveling 15,596 miles (25,099 km) in seven days, 18 hours and 45 minutes (More info)

1934 – Outside Chicago’s Biograph Theater, “Public Enemy No. 1″ — John Dillinger — is killed by FBI agents (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

David Spade
Age: 47
Occupation: Actor
Known For: His work on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ the sitcoms ‘Just Shoot Me’ and ‘Rules of Engagement,’ films such as ‘Tommy Boy,’ and his longtime friendship with the late Chris Farley

Selena Gomez
Age: 19
Occupation: Actress and Singer
Known For: Starring on the Disney Channel series ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ and incurring the wrath of millions of tweens when she became Justin Bieber’s girlfriend earlier this year

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Clothing retailer Old Navy is known for its kitschy commercials featuring ’80s and ’90s icons such as Morgan Fairchild and Joan Collins.

But in its latest campaign, “Super C-U-T-E,” the company bypassed an actual star and went with an apparent lookalike of reality show phenom Kim Kardashian — and she is not amused.

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In light of recent studies indicating college players sustain more total hits to the head in practices than in actual games, the Ivy League announced Wednesday it will now only permit two full-contact practices per week during the season, down from the allowable five under the current NCAA guidelines.

Any other practices cannot include contact or live tackles, and no player may be “taken to the ground.”

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – Confederate forces win at Bull Run in the first major battle of the Civil War (More info)

1865 – In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown (More info)

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