Topic: Audie Murphy

On March 17, 1917, Russia appeared headed toward a republic following the end of the 300-year-old rule of the Romanoff family.

On March 17, 1969, Golda Meir, a 70-year-old former Milwaukee schoolteacher, was elected prime minister of Israel, and the first female to hold the post.

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry awarded World War II hero Audie Murphy the state's highest military honor posthumously in a ceremony in his hometown.

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Today is Tuesday, June 20, the 171st day of 2006 with 194 to follow.

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