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Today in historyBy The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2007. There are 124 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:Fifty years ago, on Aug. 29, 1957, the Senate gave final congressional approval to a Civil Rights Act after South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond (then a Democrat) ended a filibuster that had lasted 24 hours. On this date:In 1966, the Beatles concluded their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, La.; the resulting floods devastated the city of New Orleans. More than 1,800 people in the region died.Today’s Birthdays: Actor-director Lord Richard Attenborough is 84. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is 71. Actor Elliott Gould is 69. Actress Deborah Van Valkenburgh is 55. Actress Rebecca DeMomay is 45. Rock musician Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty) is 32. Actor John Hensley is 30. Rock musician David Desrosiers (Simple Plan) is 27. Rapper Ah- is 25. Actress Jennifer Landon is 24. Actor Jeffrey Lie on is 22.
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Gettysburg Times
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Wed, Aug 29, 2007
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