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• In 1986, for the first time, the public could watch the proceedings of the U.S. Senate on television as a six-week experiment began.
• In 1997, Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. (He was executed in June 2001.)
• In 1999, South Africans went to the polls in their second post-apartheid election, giving the African National Congress a decisive victory; retiring president Nelson Mandela was succeeded by Thabo Mbeki (TAH'-boh um-BEH'-kee).
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• Ten years ago: Three foreign aid workers and two Afghans were shot and killed in an ambush in northwestern Afghanistan in an attack claimed by resurgent Taliban militants. Software engineer Ken Jennings began his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated TV game show "Jeopardy!"
• Five years ago: Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion activist, was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas. (Roeder was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 50 years.) Chicago police officer Anthony Abbate (ah-BAHT'-ee) was convicted of committing aggravated battery against Karolina Obrycka (ob-RY'-kah), a bartender half his size, after she'd refused to serve him more drinks; Abbate received probation.
• One year ago: Egypt's highest court ruled that the nation's interim parliament was illegally elected, though it stopped short of dissolving the chamber immediately. Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert was fined $75,000 by the NBA for using a gay slur and profanity during his news conference after Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals; Hibbert also apologized for the comments.
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• Today's Birthdays: Actress-singer Sally Kellerman is 77. Actor Ron Ely is 76. Actor Stacy Keach is 73. Rock musician Charlie Watts is 73. Singer William Guest (Gladys Knight & The Pips) is 73. Actor Charles Haid is 71. Movie director Lasse (LAH'-suh) Hallstrom is 68. Actor Jerry Mathers is 66. Actress Joanna Gleason is 64. Actor Dennis Haysbert is 60. Comedian Dana Carvey is 59. Actor Gary Grimes is 59. Pop musician Michael Steele is 59. Rock singer Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) is 54. Actor Liam Cunningham (TV: "Game of Thrones") is 53. Actor Navid Negahban is 50. Singer Merril Bainbridge is 46. Rapper B-Real (Cypress Hill) is 44. Actress Paula Cale is 44. Actor Anthony Montgomery is 43. Actor-comedian Wayne Brady is 42. Actor Wentworth Miller is 42. Rock musician Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane) is 38. Actor Zachary Quinto is 37. Actor Dominic Cooper is 36. Actress Nikki Cox is 36.

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