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Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 2-9-4
Friday’s Washington Keno: 1-5-15-16- 21-26-40-41-46-50-52-53-61-63-67- 70-71-75-76-77
Friday’s Match 4: 4-15-20-24
Friday’s Mega Millions: 3-13-16-39-54
Mega Ball: 32
Today in history
1803: The Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States.
1860: South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.
1963: The Berlin Wall was opened for the first time to West Berliners, who were allowed one-day visits to relatives in the Eastern sector for the holidays.
1968: Author John Steinbeck died in New York at age 66.
1987: More than 4,300 people were killed when the Dona Paz, a Philippine passenger ship, collided with the tanker Vector off Mindoro island.
1989: The United States launched Operation Just Cause, sending troops into Panama to topple Gen. Manuel Noriega.
1999: The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded couples.