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Famous birthdays for Oct. 24: Drake, Kevin Kline

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 24: Drake, Kevin Kline

Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Singer Drake turns 35 and actor Kevin Kline turns 74, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 24.

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On This Day: Civil rights icon Rosa Parks dies

Famous birthdays for Oct. 23: Ang Lee, Amandla Stenberg

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 23: Ang Lee, Amandla Stenberg

On This Day: Brooklyn Dodgers sign Jackie Robinson

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On This Day: Brooklyn Dodgers sign Jackie Robinson

Famous birthdays for Oct. 22: Shaggy, Jeff Goldblum

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 22: Shaggy, Jeff Goldblum

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Rapper Shaggy turns 53 and actor Jeff Goldblum turns 69, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 22.

On This Day: Congress expands hate-crime law to protect LGBTQ communities

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On This Day: Congress expands hate-crime law to protect LGBTQ communities

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- On Oct. 22, 2009, the U.S. Congress expanded a hate-crime law to make it a federal crime to assault someone because of sexual orientation or gender identity.

On This Day: Coal slag buries Welsh school, killing 148

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On This Day: Coal slag buries Welsh school, killing 148

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- On Oct. 21, 1966, an avalanche of coal slag cascaded down a Welsh mountainside, burying a school and killing 148 people, mostly young students.

On This Day: Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi killed

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On This Day: Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi killed

Oct. 20 (UPI) -- On Oct. 20, 2011, deposed Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed as he tried to escape from his hometown hideout in the coastal city of Sirte.

Famous birthdays for Oct. 20: Snoop Dogg, Viggo Mortensen

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 20: Snoop Dogg, Viggo Mortensen

Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Rapper Snoop Dogg turns 50 and actor Viggo Mortensen turns 63, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 20.

On This Day: U.S. stops prosecuting use of medical marijuana

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On This Day: U.S. stops prosecuting use of medical marijuana

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- On Oct. 19, 2009, the U.S. government announced it would no longer prosecute people who use or sell marijuana for medicinal purposes if they are complying with state laws.

Famous birthdays for Oct. 19: John Lithgow, Michael Gambon

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 19: John Lithgow, Michael Gambon

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Actor John Lithgow turns 76 and actor Michael Gambon turns 81, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 19.

Famous birthdays for Oct. 18: Tyler Posey, Freida Pinto

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 18: Tyler Posey, Freida Pinto

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Actor Tyler Posey turns 30 and actor Freida Pinto turns 37, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 18.

On This Day: Luna 3 returns first photos of far side of moon

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On This Day: Luna 3 returns first photos of far side of moon

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- On Oct. 18, 1959, the Soviet Union announced that Luna 3, an unmanned space vehicle, had taken the first pictures of the far side of the moon.

Famous birthdays for Oct. 17: Mae Jemison, Alan Jackson

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 17: Mae Jemison, Alan Jackson

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Astronaut Mae Jemison turns 65 and country singer Alan Jackson turns 63, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 17.

On This Day: Loma Prieta earthquake rattles California

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On This Day: Loma Prieta earthquake rattles California

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- On Oct. 17, 1989, the most powerful California earthquake since the legendary tremblor of 1906 struck the San Francisco Bay area at the evening rush hour.

Famous birthdays for Oct. 16: Suzanne Somers, Naomi Osaka

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 16: Suzanne Somers, Naomi Osaka

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Actor Suzanne Somers turns 75 and tennis star Naomi Osaka turns 24, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 16.

On This Day: Luby's massacre leaves 23 dead in Texas

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On This Day: Luby's massacre leaves 23 dead in Texas

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- On Oct. 16, 1991, police said George Hennard shot and killed 23 people and then took his own life at a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas.

Famous birthdays for Oct. 15: Keyshia Cole, Sarah Ferguson

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Famous birthdays for Oct. 15: Keyshia Cole, Sarah Ferguson

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Singer Keyshia Cole turns 40 and Sarah Ferguson, duchess of York, turns 62, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 15.

On This Day: Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns to Haiti after coup

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On This Day: Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns to Haiti after coup

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- On Oct. 15,1994, Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned to Haiti three years after being driven into exile by a military coup.

On This Day: Rabin, Peres, Arafat share Nobel Peace Prize

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On This Day: Rabin, Peres, Arafat share Nobel Peace Prize

Oct. 14 (UPI) -- On Oct. 14, 1994, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to two Israelis, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

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