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- 1979: Kate Hudson - Almost Famous
- 1978: James Franco - Pineapple Express
- 1968: Ashley Judd - Actress
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- 2002: Layne Stanley - Alice in Chains
- 1993: David Koresh - Cult Leader
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The 2000s
- 2005: Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is elected Pope of The Roman Catholic Church, he is now known as Pope Benedict XVI.
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The 1990s
- 1995: 168 people are killed and over 500 injured when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was truck by a car bomb. Timothy McVeigh was later convicted and executed for his connection.
- 1993: A 51-day stand-off between the ATF and the Branch Dividian religious cult comes to an end after the compound catches on fire and the leader David Koresh dies.
- 1995: 168 people are killed and over 500 injured when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was truck by a car bomb. Timothy McVeigh was later convicted and executed for his connection.
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The 1930s
- 1933: The United States went off the gold standard.
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The 1800s
- 1897: The first Boston Marathon takes place.
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The 1700s
- 1775: The American Revolution begins with the "shot heard around the world"
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April 19 Moment of Zen
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