1733: British Parliament passes the Molasses Act, which gives English producers a monopoly on rum and molasses.
1954: U.S. Supreme Court hands down Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision: Segregated public schools were inherently unequal, and therefore unconstitutional.
1973: U.S. Senate begins its televised hearings into the Watergate scandal.
2002: Former President Jimmy Carter ends a historic visit to Cuba sharply at odds with the Bush administration over how to deal with Fidel Castro, saying limits on tourism and trade often hurt Americans more than Cubans.
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Today's Birthdays:
French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925)
Actor Dennis Hopper (1936)
TV personality Bob Saget (1956 )
Sugar Ray Leonard (1956 )
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Something to Think About:
"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." ~ Joseph Campbell
