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WRLD: 1959 - Batista flees Cuba, ceding control to Castro's revolutionaries

SPRT: 1902 - At 1st Rose Bowl, Stanford gives up in 3rd quarter; organizers give up on football. Send in the chariots!

HUH?: 2000 - World doesn't end

BDAY: Verne Troyer; Frank Langella; J.D. Salinger; Betsy Ross

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