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On this day in 1962: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning South Africa’s apartheid policies.

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On this day in 1994: At age 45, George Forman became the oldest heavyweight boxing champion in history.

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On this day in 1979: The Iranian hostage crisis began as militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

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On this day in 2004: Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan’s first-ever presidential election.

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On this day in 1948: President Harry S. Truman narrowly won re-election over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey.

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Here it is, Rants! & Raves!, your weekly opportunity to sound off about the week past.

Remember the rules:

1. A Rave! is something that happened during the past week that you’re pleased about and is signified by the word “Rave!” and/or an appropriately peppy emoticon (see Website Help to learn how to use emoticons, aka “smileys”).
2. A Rant! is something that happened during the past week that you’re ticked off about and is signified by the word “Rant!” and/or an appropriately grumpy emoticon.
3. You may Rant! about something a person said, did, or wrote, but you may not Rant! about generally disliking a person. IOW, no personal attacks allowed.

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Happy Reformation Day!

On this day in 1517: Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

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On this day in 1938: The radio play “The War of the Worlds,” starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS.

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On this day in 1969: The internet had its beginnings when the first host-to-host connection was made on the Arpanet.

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On this day in 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end.

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