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French conductor and music teacher Nadia Boulanger died in Paris.
• In 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August.
• In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed into law sweeping tax-overhaul legislation.
• In 2002, Bus driver Conrad Johnson was shot to death in Aspen Hill, Md., in the final attack carried out by the "Beltway Snipers."
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• Ten years ago: President George W. Bush defended U.S. policy from the Mideast to Iraq during a frank exchange with moderate Muslim leaders during a stopover in Bali, Indonesia. The Florida Marlins edged the New York Yankees 4-3 in 12 innings to even the World Series at two games each. IRL racer Tony Renna, 26, died after crashing at close to 220 miles-an-hour during a test drive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• Five years ago: Wall Street tumbled again as investors worried that the global economy was poised to weaken. The major indexes fell more than 4 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which finished with a loss of 514 points. The fishing vessel Katmai sank in the Bering Sea off Alaska's Aleutian Islands, killing seven crewmen; four survived. India launched its first mission to the moon to redraw maps of the lunar surface. (India lost contact with its lunar satellite Chandrayaan-1 last August.) The Philadelphia Phillies won Game 1 of the World Series, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2.
• One year ago: President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney met in the last of their three debates; although foreign policy was the topic, both kept circling back to their plans for strengthening the economy. Tropical Storm Sandy formed south of Jamaica, and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen.
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• Today's Birthdays: Actress Joan Fontaine is 96. Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing is 94. Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 77. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 75. Actor Derek Jacobi is 75. Actor Tony Roberts is 74. Movie director Jan (yahn) de Bont is 70. Actress Catherine Deneuve is 70. Rock musician Leslie West (Mountain) is 68. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is 66. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 61. Movie director Bill Condon is 58. Actor Luis Guzman is 56. Actor-writer-producer Todd Graff is 54. Rock musician Cris Kirkwood is 53. Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is 51. Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is 50. Christian singer TobyMac is 49. Singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding is 48. Actress Valeria Golino is 47. Comedian Carlos Mencia is 46. Country singer Shelby

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