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WRLD: 1883 – Krakatoa’s last gasp = Hiroshima times 10,000; shock waves circle Earth 7 times; tsunamis; 36,000 deaths

SPRT: 1982 – At 119, Henderson steals past Brock and into the record books

HUH?: 1896 - World’s shortest war goes A-Z in 40 minutes

BDAY: Paul Pee-Wee Herman Reubens; Barbara Bach; Tuesday Weld; Lyndon B. Johnson

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