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entry Cathedral in England.
• In 1971, the American space probe Mariner 9 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on a journey to Mars.
• In 1989, student protesters in Beijing erected a "Goddess of Democracy" statue in Tiananmen Square (the statue was destroyed in the Chinese government's crackdown).
• In 1994, Mormon Church president Ezra Taft Benson died in Salt Lake City at age 94.
• In 1996, Britain's Prince Andrew and the former Sarah Ferguson were granted an uncontested decree ending their 10-year marriage.
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• Ten years ago: Saudi commandos drove al-Qaida militants from a housing complex in the kingdom's oil hub, ending a shooting and hostage-taking rampage that had left 22 dead, most of them foreigners. Gunmen in Pakistan killed a senior pro-Taliban Sunni cleric (Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai), sparking riots. Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide left Jamaica for South Africa, saying it would be his "temporary home" until he could return to Haiti (which he did in 2011). Buddy Rice won the rain-shortened Indianapolis 500.
• Five years ago: Prince Harry followed in the footsteps of his late mother, Princess Diana, as he raised money for an AIDS charity by playing in a polo match on Governors Island in New York Harbor. Internet sensation Susan Boyle placed second on "Britain's Got Talent," with dance troupe Diversity taking the top prize.
• One year ago: Syria's President Bashar Assad said in an interview with Lebanese television that he was "confident of victory" in his country's civil war, and he warned Damascus would retaliate for any future Israeli airstrike on his territory. Arvind Mahankali (AHR'-vihnd mah'-hahn-KAHL'-ee), a 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, N.Y., won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "knaidel," a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th version of the competition.
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• Today's Birthdays: Country musician Johnny Gimble is 88. Actor Clint Walker is 87. Actor Keir Dullea is 78. Actress Ruta Lee is 78. Actor Michael J. Pollard is 75. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers is 71. Rock musician Lenny Davidson (The Dave Clark Five) is 70. Actor Stephen Tobolowsky is 63. Actor Colm Meaney is 61. Actor Ted McGinley is 56. Actor Ralph Carter is 53. Actress Tonya Pinkins is 52. Country singer Wynonna Judd is 50. Rock musician Tom Morello (Audioslave; Rage Against The Machine) is 50. Movie director Antoine Fuqua is 49. Rock musician Patrick Dahlheimer (Live) is 43. Actress Idina Menzel (Film:

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