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broker peace in Northern Ireland but couldn't survive a scandal over his collection of cash from businessmen, announced he would resign.
One year ago: A gunman killed seven people at Oikos University, a Christian school in Oakland, Calif. (Suspected gunman One Goh was found not mentally fit for trial until deemed competent.) President Barack Obama challenged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold his health care overhaul during a Rose Garden news conference. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that jailers may perform invasive strip searches on people arrested even for minor offenses. Five-time All-Star Reggie Miller joined longtime NBA coach Don Nelson and college standout Ralph Sampson as part of a 12-member class to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Kentucky won its eighth men's national NCAA basketball title, holding off Kansas for a 67-59 victory.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Rita Gam is 85. Actress Sharon Acker is 78. Singer Leon Russell is 71. Jazz musician Larry Coryell is 70. Actress Linda Hunt is 68. Singer Emmylou Harris is 66. Social critic and author Camille Paglia is 66. Actress Pamela Reed is 64. Rock musician Dave Robinson (The Cars) is 60. Country singer Buddy Jewell is 52. Actor Christopher Meloni is 52. Singer Keren Woodward (Bananarama) is 52. Country singer Billy Dean is 51. Actor Clark Gregg is 51. Actress Jana Marie Hupp is 49. Rock musician Greg Camp is 46. Rock musician Tony Fredianelli (Third Eye Blind) is 44. Actress Roselyn Sanchez is 40. Country singer Jill King is 38. Actor Adam Rodriguez is 38. Actor Jeremy Garrett is 37. Actor Michael Fassbender is 36. Rock musician Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5) is 34. Actress Bethany Joy Lenz is 32. Singer Lee Dewyze (TV: "American Idol") is 27. Actor Jesse Plemons is 25. Singer Aaron Kelly (TV: "American Idol") is 20.

Thought for Today: "We crucify ourselves between two thieves: regret for yesterday and fear of tomorrow." - Fulton Oursler, American journalist and author (1893-1952).

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