1995 Federal judge allows lawsuit claiming U.S. tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive and manipulated its levels to keep customers hooked
1992 Brave's Charlie Leibrandt 1,000th strikeout and decides to keep the ball He rolls it to the dugout, allows Ricky Jordan to take 2nd on error
1990 Newspaper Guild votes 242-35 to keep New York Post publishing
1990 Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity
1984 Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets to keep Twins in Minnesota Twins sell 51,863 tickets but only 6,346 fans show up for the game
1983 Congress authorized President Reagan to keep 1,600 U.S. Marines in Lebanon
1976 Kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81
1976 18th Grammy Awards: Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole wins
1976 George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"
1965 David Whyte, rocker, Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret
1965 Nathan, rocker, Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret
1964 Indians' directors vote to keep franchise in Cleveland, rejecting bids by Seattle, Oakland and Dallas
1964 Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City
1963 Carl Fysh, rocker, Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret
1962 Steve Alexander, rocker, Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret
1960 Eg White, rocker, Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret
1960 Kim Wilde, [Smith], England, rock vocalist, You Keep Me Hanging On
1957 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Det Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates
1951 Ivor Novello, British writer (Keep the Home Fires Burning), dies at 58
1949 American Contract Bridge League votes 58 % to keep blacks out
1948 Larry Ragland, Richmond, Virginia, comedian, Keep on Truckin'
1946 Carmine Appice, musician, Have You Heard, Keep on Rolling
1940 O. B. McClinton, [Burnett], country singer, Keep your arms around me
1939 Ian McKellen, England, actor, Keep, Plenty, Scarlet Pimpernel
1938 Cyril Christiani, cricket wicket keep (WI 1935), dies of malaria at 24
1920 NL votes 6-2 for 1 commissioner AL votes 6-2 to keep group commission
1917 Rosemary Woods, Nixon's secretary, keep her away from your tapes
1903 Ronald Shiner, actor, Carry on Admiral, Keep it Clean, Aunt Clara
1893 Harry Wright suggests umps keep ball-strike count a secret
1891 Marcel Barger, [Meyer Streliskie], cabaret performer, I keep Susy
1499 Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown
1150 Tichborne family of Hampshire England started tradition of giving a Gallon of flour to each resident to keep deathbed promise
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