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Today in history

1962: President Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.

1836: Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.

1928: Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism.”.

1934: Bank robber Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was shot to death by federal agents at a farm in East Liverpool, Ohio.

1979: The U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment — a decision that precipitated the Iran hostage crisis.

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