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| Sunday,
September
19,
2004 |
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AP Highlight in History:
On Sept. 19, 1796, President George Washington's farewell address was published. In it, America's first chief executive advised, ''Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.''
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| 1777 | American soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War. |
| 1881 | President James A. Garfield died of wounds inflicted by an assassin. |
| 1906 | Addressing the annual dinner of The Associated Press in New York, Mark Twain said there were ''only two forces that can carry light to all the corners of the globe ... the sun in the heavens and The Associated Press down here.'' |
| 1934 | Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New York and charged with the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby.
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| 1945 | Nazi propagandist William Joyce, known as ''Lord Haw-Haw,'' was sentenced to death by a British court. |
| 1955 | President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted after a revolt by the military. |
| 1957 | The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test, in the Nevada desert. |
| 1970 | ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' debuted on CBS. |
| 1985 | The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating quakes that claimed some 6,000 lives. |
| 1994 | U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. |
| 1995 | The New York Times and The Washington Post published the Unabomber's manifesto. |
| 2001 | The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; American and United airlines announced 40,000 layoffs. |
| 2002 | President George W. Bush asked Congress for authority to ''use all means,'' including military force if necessary, to disarm and overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein if he did not quickly meet United Nations demands to abandon all weapons of mass destruction. |
| 2002 | Kansas City Royals first base coach Tom Gamboa was attacked during a game by two fans, a father and son, who came out of the stands at Comiskey Park. |
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| Today's Birthdays: |
| Country singer Trisha Yearwood turns 40 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian |
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| Roger Angell | Author | 84 |
| Billy Ward | R&B musician | 83 |
| Duke Snider | Baseball hall-of-famer | 78 |
| Harold Brown | Former defense secretary | 77 |
| Rosemary Harris | Actress | 74 |
| Adam West | Actor (''Batman'') | 74 |
| David McCallum | Actor | 71 |
| Bill Medley | Singer (The Righteous Brothers) | 64 |
| Sylvia Tyson | Singer | 64 |
| Paul Williams | Singer-songwriter | 64 |
| Joe Morgan | Baseball hall-of-famer, sportscaster | 61 |
| David Bromberg | Singer | 59 |
| Randolph Mantooth | Actor (''Emergency'') | 59 |
| Freda Payne | Singer | 59 |
| Lol Creme | Rock musician (10cc) | 57 |
| Jeremy Irons | Actor | 56 |
| Twiggy Lawson | Actress | 55 |
| Joan Lunden | TV personality | 54 |
| Daniel Lanois | Singer-producer | 53 |
| Scott Colomby | Actor | 52 |
| Nile Rodgers | Musician-producer | 52 |
| Rex Smith | Singer-actor | 49 |
| Kevin Hooks | Actor | 46 |
| Carolyn McCormick | Actress (''Law and Order: SVU'') | 45 |
| Jeff Bates | Country singer | 41 |
| Cheri Oteri | Actress-comedian (''Saturday Night Live'') | 39 |
| Soledad O'Brien | News anchor | 38 |
| Espraronza Griffin | R&B singer (Society of Soul) | 35 |
| Sanaa Lathan | Actress | 33 |
| A. Jay Popoff | Rock singer (Lit) | 31 |
| Jimmy Falon | Comedian (''Saturday Night Live'') | 30 |
| Eamon | Rapper | 21 |
| Kevin Zegers | Actor | 20 |
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