++This Tweet in History: September 8, 2009++

WRLD: 1986 – Pinochet, who rose to power in bloody coup, survives bloody coup attempt

SPRT: 1888 – 10 matches, zero press coverage highlight first day of pro foottball

OTHR: 1974 – Ford, the unelected, pardons Nixon, the unimpeached

BDAY: Pink; Patsy Cline; Peter Sellers; Sid Caesar

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