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beth "Wiz" Bachman, was stabbed to death by a Chinese man in Beijing in an apparently random attack just hours after the start of the Olympic Games. (The assailant took his own life.) Mariel Zagunis led a U.S. sweep of the women's saber fencing for the first American medals of the Games. Comedian Bernie Mac died in Chicago at age 50.
•  One year ago: The United States began a landmark project to clean up dioxin left from Agent Orange at the site of a former U.S. air base in Danang in central Vietnam, 50 years after the defoliant was first sprayed by American planes on Vietnam's jungles to destroy enemy cover. At the London Games, Usain Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds, making him the only man with two Olympic titles in that event. The U.S. women's soccer team won the gold medal, avenging one of its most painful defeats with a 2-1 victory over Japan. Mel Stuart, 83, an award-winning film documentarian who also directed "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," died in Los Angeles.
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•  Today's Birthdays: Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Cousy is 85. Actress Cynthia Harris is 79. Tennis Hall of Famer Rod Laver is 75. Jazz musician Jack DeJohnette is 71. Comedian-director David Steinberg is 71. Boxing Hall-of-Famer Ken Norton is 70. Actor Sam Elliott is 69. Singer Barbara Mason is 66. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Bill Campbell is 65. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL player John Cappelletti is 61. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL player Doug Williams is 58. Actress Melanie Griffith is 56. Actress Amanda Bearse is 55. Rapper Kurtis Blow is 54. Hockey Hall of Famer Brett Hull is 49. TV host Hoda Kotb (HOH'-duh KAHT'-bee) is 49. Actor Pat Petersen is 47. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is 46. Actress Gillian Anderson is 45. Actor Eric Bana is 45. Producer-director McG (aka Joseph McGinty Nichol) is 45. NHL player-turned-assistant coach Rod Brind'Amour is 43. TV anchor Chris Cuomo is 43. Actor Thomas Lennon is 43. Rock musician Arion Salazar is 43. Rapper Mack 10 is 42. Actress Nikki Schieler Ziering is 42. Latin rock singer Juanes is 41. Actress Liz Vassey is 41. Actor Kevin McKidd is 40. Actress Rhona Mitra (ROH'-nuh MEE'-truh) is 38. Actor Texas Battle is 37. Actress Jessica Capshaw is 37. Actress Ashley Johnson is 30. Actress Anna Kendrick is 28.
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•  Thought for Today: "The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything." - Edward John Phelps, American lawyer and diplomat (1822-1900).
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