1918 - Electrical fire kills 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital
1944 - Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 5-4 in overtime for a 4-0 series sweep; Canadiens' first SC triumph since 1931
1960 - The US Department of Defense places "Transit 1B," the first navigational satellite, in orbit around Earth
1981 - Washington Post journalist Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing; she later admits story was a hoax and returns the prize
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1939 - Barbara-Rose Collins, American politician (Rep-D-Michigan), born in Detroit, Michigan
1954 - Niels Olsen, Danish singer and songwriter (The Olsen Brothers; Eurovision Song Contest, 2000), born in Odense, Denmark
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