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October 3. Bobby Thompson launches the pennant winning homerun to the short leftfield bleacher at the Polo Grounds to send the Giants to the world series against the Yankees. The Giants lost in 6 games. The dashed line roughly approximates the trajectory of the home run.
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September 26 - Democrat Sen. John Kennedy, left and Republican Richard Nixon, right, as they debated campaign issues at a Chicago television studio on Sept. 26, 1960. Moderator Howard K. Smith is at desk in center. Credit: AP
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September 19. A 1796 portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart
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September 12. The Voyager 1 aboard the Titan III/Centaur lifted off on September 5, 1977on a mission to the outer planets. NASA
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September 5. Delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that would ultimately join in the American Revolutionary War met from September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia to discuss responses to increased British oppression. This convention, the First Continental Congress, formally declared that colonists should have the same rights as Englishmen; they also agreed to form the Continental Association, which called for the suspension of trade with Great Britain. The mural depicts an oration by Patrick Henry in Carpenters' Hall.  Credit: Architect of the Capitol
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August 29. FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2005, file photo, The Louisiana Superdome is shown in this aerial view, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina, surrounded by floodwaters, in New Orleans. Freakish weather, from this weekends October snowstorm to the long-lasting drought in the US Southwest, is striking more often. And global warming should make future weather even weirder, a special international report says. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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August 15. Joe Cocker performs on stage at left before crowd and huge lighting/sound towers. Cars and tents can be seen in the background. Credit: Woodstock Whisperer
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August 1. MTV launched with images of the moon landings culminating with an MTV flag being planted on the moon. The original is copyrighted, use your imagination. Credit: NASA
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July 25. Group of Tuskegee Experiment test subjects Credit: CDC
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