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1999 Senate begins to try President Clinton on lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewisnky case
1994 Preliminary trial rules there is enough evidence to try O. J. Simpson 1991 Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try 1987 Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with New York Mets 1986 Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to U.S. 1979 Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) Pennsylvania law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses 1970 Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try 1970 Miriam Hargrave of England passes her drivers test on 40th try 1967 Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm Pentagon 1950 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House 1943 Oscar Harris, Surinames/Dutch singer, Try a Little Love 1941 Long John Baldry, England, blues vocalist, Don't try to Lay No Boogie 1934 Gene Allison, U.S. R&B-singer, You Can Make It If You Try 1913 Phillies lead Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, Umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled 1904 St. Louis police try a new investigation method-fingerprints 1856 Frank Kellogg, Secretary of State, 1925 - 1929, try to outlaw war, Nobel 1929 1776 Thomas Paine writes "These are the times that try men's souls" 1776 Thomas Paine published his 1st "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls" 1605 Gunpowder Plot; Catholics try to blow up English Parliament. Plot uncovered and leader Guy Fawkes hanged 1567 War of Religion - Huguenots try to kidnap king Charles IX |
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