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Five years ago: Congressional leaders and President George W. Bush rummaged through ideas new and old, desperately seeking to change a dozen House members' votes and pass a multibillion-dollar economic rescue plan. Wall Street regained hope as the Dow industrials rose 485 points. More than 200 people were killed in a stampede of pilgrims at a Hindu temple in Jodhpur, India. J.L. Chestnut Jr., the first black lawyer in Selma, Ala. and a prominent attorney in civil rights cases across a half century, died in Birmingham at age 77.
One year ago: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, writing in The Wall Street Journal, said President Barack Obama has "misunderstood" American values in his policies toward other countries. Looking to lower expectations in advance of his first debate against Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama described himself as just an "OK" debater. Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels became the first rookie in Major League history to hit 30 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season.
Today's birthdays: Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel (EL'-ee vee-ZEHL') is 85. Actress Angie Dickinson is 82. Singer Cissy Houston is 80. Singer Johnny Mathis is 78. Actor Len Cariou is 74. Singer Marilyn McCoo is 70. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is 68. Pop singer Sylvia Peterson (The Chiffons) is 67. Actor Vondie Curtis-Hall is 63. Actress Victoria Tennant is 63. Actor John Finn is 61. Rock musician John Lombardo is 61. Singer Deborah Allen is 60. Actor Calvin Levels is 59. Actor Barry Williams is 59. Singer Patrice Rushen is 59. Actress Fran Drescher is 56. Country singer Marty Stuart is 55. Actress Debrah Farentino is 54. Rock musician Bill Rieflin (R.E.M.) is 53. Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is 53. Actress Crystal Bernard is 52. Actor Eric Stoltz is 52. Rapper-producer Marley Marl is 51. Country singer Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery-Gentry) is 50. Rock singer Trey Anastasio is 49. Actress Monica Bellucci is 49. Rock musician Robby Takac (TAY'-kak) (Goo Goo Dolls) is 49. Actress Lisa Thornhill is 47. Actress Andrea Roth is 46. Actor Silas Weir Mitchell is 44. Actor Tony Hale is 43. Actress Jenna Elfman is 42. Actor Ashley Hamilton is 39. Actress Marion Cotillard (koh-tee-YAHR') is 38. Actor Stark Sands is 35. Actor Mike Damus is 34. Tennis player Martina Hingis is 33. Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu (moh-chee-AH'-noo) is 32. Actress Lacey Chabert (shuh-BEHR') is 31. Actor Kieran Culkin is 31. Singer-rapper T-Pain is 29.
Thought for today: "Nothing you can't spell will ever work." -- Will Rogers, American humorist (1879-1935)
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