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Today in history

1848: The Free-Soil Party nominated Martin Van Buren for president at its convention in Buffalo, N.Y.

1854: Henry David Thoreau published “Walden,” which described his experiences while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts.

1902: Edward VII was crowned king of England following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.

1936: Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics as the United States took first place in the 400-meter relay.

1945: Three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people.

1969: Actress Sharon Tate and four other people were found brutally murdered in Tate’s Los Angeles home; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his disciples were later convicted of the crime.

1974: President Nixon’s resignation took effect. Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nation’s 38th chief executive.

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