Wednesday, September 11, 1996
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"The traditional family has stood for 5,000 years Are we so wise today that we are ready to reject 5,000 years of recorded history? I don't think so."
-- Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, about the Defense of Marriage Act that proposes outlawing same-sex marriages
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Today's Events
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Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech in Tokyo.
Federal Reserve releases Beige Book of regional
economic activity.
Irish President John Bruton addresses joint session of Congress in Washington.
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt holds news a conference to make an announcement on the Clinton administration efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade.
In Madrid, Spain, a Supreme Court decision is expected on whether to indict former Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez for alleged government death squads that targeted Basque separatists.
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On the horizon
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On Thursday, September 12, Philadelphia's Academy of Music
sponsors the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition.
On Friday, September 13, Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot speaks at a Christian Coalition meeting in Washington, D.C.
On Saturday, September 14, the current three-year United Auto Workers contracts expire, covering about 385,000 Big Three autoworkers.
On Sunday, September 15, voting for national elections in Lebanon conclude.
On Monday, September 16, is the rescheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis for a 10-day Spacehab and 4th Mir docking mission.
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On this day
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In 1777, during the American Revolution, forces under General
George Washington suffered defeat at the hands of the British in the Battle of Brandywine near Wilmington, Delaware.
In 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
In 1814, an American fleet scored a decisive victory over the
British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.
In 1885, author D.H. Lawrence was born in Eastwood, England.
In 1936, President Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) by pressing a key in Washington to signal the startup of the dam's first hydroelectric generator in Nevada.
In 1954, the "Miss America" beauty pageant made its network
TV debut on ABC; Miss California, Lee Ann Meriwether, was
crowned the winner.
In 1971, former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev died at age 77.
In 1973, Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a violent military coup.
In 1985, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds cracked career hit
No. 4,192 off Eric Show of the San Diego Padres, eclipsing the record held by Ty Cobb.
In 1986, on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
plummeted 86.61 points, ending the day at 1,792.89.
In 1991, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev announced
the Kremlin would withdraw thousands of troops from Cuba, a move bitterly denounced by the Havana government.
In 1995, the prosecution in the O.J. Simpson murder trial
in Los Angeles reluctantly began its rebuttal case, as ordered by Judge Lance Ito, after the defense refused to rest.
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Newslink
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Debate surrounding the proposed Defense of Marriage Act reached new heights Tuesday after the Senate voted to deny federal recognition of same-sex marriages and give states the right to refuse to recognize such marriages licensed in other states. For different views on the subject of same-sex marriages, check out the Catholic New York and Outpost Network.
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Holidays and more
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Today is Liberation Day in Chile.
The Ethiopian New Year begins today.
Today in Pakistan is the Anniversary of the Death of Quaid-e-Azam.
Today is Catalonia Day in Spain.
Today former Dallas Cowboys football coach Tom Landry is 72. Actor Earl Holliman is 68. Former Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon is 64. Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson is 62. Movie director Brian De Palma is 56. Singer-musician Leo Kottke is 51. Actress Virginia Madsen is 33. Singer Harry Connick Jr. is 29.
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Sources: Associated Press,
Chase's Calendar of Events 1996, J.P. Morgan
News almanac archive
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