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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=2><B>Robert Mugabe</B></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6a11727364007d7510-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">Robert
Mugabe</A>, born this day in 1924, was the first prime
minister (1980–87) of <A
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(formerly Rhodesia), its president from 1987, and a
black nationalist of Marxist persuasion who established
one-party rule.</FONT>
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size=2><B><IMG height=3
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width=3><BR>Malcolm X assassinated</B></FONT> </P>
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<TD vAlign=top width=110><A class=artcopybold
name=event><IMG height=72 alt="Malcolm X."
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=2><B>1965: </B><A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6811727364007d7512-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">Malcolm
X</A>, who articulated concepts of racial pride and <A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6711727364007d7513-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">black
nationalism</A> in the United States, was assassinated
this day in 1965 and became an ideological hero after
the posthumous release of <I>The Autobiography of
Malcolm X</I>.</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="94%"><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#333333
size=2>1972: U.S. President <A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6611727364007d751c-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">Richard
M. Nixon</A> paid a state visit to the People's Republic
of China, ending a 21-year estrangement between the
communist country and the United States.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="94%"><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#333333
size=2>1925: The American weekly magazine <A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6511727364007d751d-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666"><I>The
New Yorker</I></A> began publication under <A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6d11727364007d7414-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">Harold
W. Ross</A>.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="94%"><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#333333
size=2>1921: Reza Khan (later <A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6c11727364007d7415-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">Reza
Shah Pahlavi</A>) overthrew the <A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6b11727364007d7416-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">Q<U>a</U>j<U>a</U>r
dynasty</A> in Iran.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="94%"><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#333333
size=2>1885: The <A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6a11727364007d7417-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">Washington
Monument</A> was dedicated on the grounds of <A
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Mall</A> in <A
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D.C.</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="94%"><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#333333
size=2>1876: Abstract sculptor <A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6711727364007d7412-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">Constantin
Brancusi</A> was born in Romania.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="94%"><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#333333
size=2>1836: French opera and ballet composer <A
href="http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe6611727364007d7413-fe0015797564057d7d127073-ff311c717666">Léo
Delibes</A> was born in
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