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2018

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela wins a second term in an election marked by boycotts and acussations of vote rigging.

2015

David Letterman, after 33 years, hosts the “Late Show with David Letterman” for the last time.

2003

The reality series “America’s Next Top Model”, created by Tyra Banks, debuts on UPN.

1990

The Hubble Space Telescope sent back its first photographs.

1983

“Every Breath You Take” single released by The Police. (Billboard Song of the Year 1983)

1980

In a referendum, 59.5% of Quebec voters reject separatism.

1971

Francis Simard sentenced to life imprisonment for the October 17, 1970 murder of Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte.

1940

The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.

1900

II Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in Paris (last 5 months).

1873

Levi Strauss began marketing blue jeans with copper rivets.

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