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• In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa (ah-tuh-WAHL'-puh), was executed on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.
• In 1862, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing began operations at the United States Treasury.
• In 1877, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Brigham Young, died in Salt Lake City at age 76.
• In 1944, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees (shahms ay-lee-ZAY') in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.
• In 1952, 4'33" ("Four Minutes, Thirty-three Seconds"), a composition by avant-garde composer John Cage, had its premiere in Woodstock, N.Y., as pianist David Tudor sat at a piano and, for a total of four minutes and 33 seconds, played... nothing.
• In 1953, an early version of the animated cartoon character Speedy Gonzales made his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon "Cat-Tails for Two."
• In 1957, the Senate gave final congressional approval to a Civil Rights Act after South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond, then a Democrat, ended a filibuster that had lasted 24 hours.
• In 1958, pop superstar Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Ind.
• In 1972, swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States won the third of his seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics, finishing first in the 200-meter freestyle.
• In 1982, Academy Award-winning actress Ingrid Bergman died in London on her 67th birthday.
• In 1987, Academy Award-winning actor Lee Marvin died in Tucson, Ariz., at age 63.
• In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, La., bringing floods that devastated New Orleans. More than 1,800 people in the region died.
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• Ten years ago: A bombing at the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, killed at least 85 people, including Shiite (SHEE'-eyet) leader Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim (BAH'-keer ahl hah-KEEM'). Six nations trying to defuse a standoff over North Korea's nuclear program ended their talks in Beijing with an agreement to keep talking. South Dakota congressman Bill Janklow was charged with felony manslaughter in a car accident that claimed the life of motorcyclist Randolph E. Scott. (Janklow was later convicted and served 100 days in jail.)

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