- 1992 - Senator Robert Packwood, R-Ore., facing an Ethics Committee investigation of sexual harassment allegations, entered an alcohol-treatment facility. [Xoom.it]
- 1936 - Birth of Abbie Hoffman, American activist (died 1989) [Wiki]
- 1931 - G. Gordon Liddy was born on this date. He is a radio talk show host now but served time for his part in the Watergate scandal that brought down Pres. Richard Nixon. [NYT]
- 1900 - Death of Oscar Wilde, Irish writer (b. 1854), not long after serving prison time for the crime of being gay. [Wiki]
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