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Five years ago: The ferry Princess of the Stars, carrying more than 800 people, capsized as Typhoon Fengshen battered the Philippines; only some four dozen people survived. The body of a pregnant Army soldier, Spc. Megan Touma, 23, was found submerged in a motel room bathtub in Fayetteville, N.C. (Sgt. Edgar Patino, the unborn baby's father, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to between 16 to 20 years in prison.) Scott Kalitta died when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in New Jersey.
One year ago: The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously threw out penalties against Fox and ABC television stations that violated the Federal Communications Commission policy regulating curse words and nudity on television, but the justices declined to issue a broader constitutional ruling. Miami's LeBron James capped his title bid with 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in a 121-106 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Broadway composer-lyricist Richard Adler, 90, died in Southhampton, N.Y.
Today's birthdays: Composer Lalo Schifrin is 81. Actor Bernie Kopell is 80. Actor Monte Markham is 78. Songwriter Don Black is 75. Actress Mariette Hartley is 73. Comedian Joe Flaherty is 72. Rock singer-musician Ray Davies (The Kinks) is 69. Actress Meredith Baxter is 66. Actor Michael Gross is 66. Rock musician Joe Molland (Badfinger) is 66. Rock musician Don Airey (Deep Purple) is 65. Country singer Leon Everette is 65. Rock musician Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) is 63. Rock musician Nils Lofgren is 62. Actress Robyn Douglass is 60. Actor Leigh McCloskey is 58. Cartoonist Berke Breathed is 56. Country singer Kathy Mattea is 54. Actor Marc Copage is 51. Actress Sammi Davis is 49. Actor Doug Savant is 49. Country musician Porter Howell is 49. Actor Michael Dolan is 48. Writer-director Lana Wachowski is 48. Actress Paula Irvine is 45. Rapper/producer Pete Rock is 43. Country singer Allison Moorer is 41. Actress Juliette Lewis is 40. Musician Justin Cary is 38. Rock musician Mike Einziger (Incubus) is 37. Actor Chris Pratt is 34. Rock singer Brandon Flowers is 32. Britain's Prince William is 31. Pop singer Kris Allen ("American Idol") is 28. Actor Jascha Washington is 24. Pop singer Rebecca Black is 16.
Thought for today: "Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do." -- Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher (1905-1980)
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