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On this date in historyToday’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 29, 1944, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.On this date: In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa, was murdered on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.In 1632, English philosopher John Locke was born in SomersetIn 1877, t he second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young, died in Salt Lake City, Utah.In 1943, responding to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers, Denmark managed to scuttle most of its naval ships.In 1957, South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond (then a Democrat) ended a filibuster against a civil rights bill after talking for more than 24 hours.In 1965, Gemini Five, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles (“Pete”) Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic after eight days in space.In 1966, the Beatles concluded their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.In 1975, Irish statesman Ea-mon de Valera died near Dublin at age 92.In 1981, broadcaster and world traveler Lowell Thomas died in Pawling, N.Y., at age 89.In 1987, Academy Award-winning actor Lee Marvin died in Tucson, Arizona, at age 63.Today’s Birthdays: Actor-di rector Lord Richard Attenborough is 82. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is 69. Actor Elliott Gould is 67. Movie director William Friedkin is 66. Movie director Joel Schumacher is 66. TV personality Robin Leach is 64. Actress Deborah Van Valkenburgh is 53. Dancer-choreographer Mark Morris is 49. Country musician Dan Truman (Diamond Rio) is 49. Singer Michael Jackson is 47. Actress Rebecca DeMornay is 43. Singer Me’Shell NdegeOcel-lo is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Carl Martin (Shai) is 35. Actress Carla Gugino is 34. Actor John Hensley is 28. Rock musician David Desrosiers (Simple Plan) is 25. Rapper A+ is 23. Actor Jeffrey Licon is 20.Thought for Ttxiay: “It ain’t enough to get the breaks. You gotta know how to use ’em.” -Huey P. Long, American politician (189:3-1935).Echoes1995Indian Valley High and Mid die School students received another day of summer vaca tion when classes were canceled due to the fact the district had not received a cert ill cate of occupancy for the remodeled and enlarged middle and high school buildings.1985Amy Hanshaw, 12, of Port Washington was the winner of a contest sponsored by the Tuscarawas County Public Library to name the library’s bookmobile, tabbing it the “Book Express.”1975More than 300 people attended an open house to show off $70,000 worth of improvements made during the summer at Dover’s Crater Stadium.9HW I1965Tuscarawas Valley school officials announced the district would be operating on “slow” time to avoid early morning fogs and hazardous bus runs. IfMembers of the Dover Garden Club were finalizing plans for the group’s annual flower show, to be held Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 in Memorial Hall at Dover.
