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New York City-area seashores, forcing the closing of several popular beaches.
• In 1989, the U.S. Army destroyed its last Pershing 1A missiles at an ammunition plant in Karnack, Texas, under terms of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
• In 1994, 14 firefighters were killed while battling a several-days-old blaze on Storm King Mountain in Colorado.
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• Ten years ago: Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry chose former rival John Edwards to be his running mate. A U.S. fighter pilot who'd mistakenly bombed Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan in 2002, killing four, was found guilty in New Orleans of dereliction of duty; Maj. Harry Schmidt was reprimanded and docked a month's pay.
• Five years ago: Robert McNamara, the Pentagon chief who'd directed the escalation of the Vietnam War despite private doubts, died in Washington, D.C., at 93. President Barack Obama opened a two-day Moscow summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Doctors at four hospitals in four states (Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma and Michigan) finished transplanting eight kidneys over three weeks.
• One year ago: A runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in eastern Quebec, igniting fires and explosions that destroyed much of the town of Lac-Megantic and killed 47 people. An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport; of the 307 people on board Flight 214, three Chinese teens were killed. A solar-powered aircraft, the Solar Impulse, completed the final leg of a history-making cross-country flight, gliding to a smooth stop at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Marion Bartoli won her first major title, defeating Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final. Jimmie Johnson became the first driver in 31 years to sweep Daytona International Speedway.
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• Today's Birthdays: Former first lady Nancy Reagan is 93. Actor William Schallert is 92. Singer-actress Della Reese is 83. The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is 79. Actor Ned Beatty is 77. Singer Gene Chandler is 74. Country singer Jeannie Seely is 74. Actor Burt Ward is 69. Former President George W. Bush is 68. Actor-director Sylvester Stallone is 68. Actor Fred Dryer is 68. Actress Shelley Hack is 67. Actress Nathalie Baye is 66. Actor Geoffrey Rush is 63. Actress Allyce Beasley is 63. Rock musician John Bazz (The Blasters) is 62. Actor Grant Goodeve is 62. Country singer Nanci Griffith is 61. Jazz musician Rick Braun is 59. Country musician John Jorgenson is 58. Former first daughter Susan Ford Bales is 57.

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