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Today in history

Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in ‘battle of the sexes’

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Sept. 20, the 263rd day of 2023. There are 102 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “battle of the sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, ...

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski’s manifesto published in 1995

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2023. There are 103 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 19, 1995, The New York Times and The Washington Post published the manifesto of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, which proved instrumental in ...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2023. There are 104 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women's rights champion who became the court's second female justice, died ...

George W. Bush says of 9/11 attackers that US will ‘hunt them’ down

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 2023. There are 106 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On Sept. 16, 2001, President George W. Bush, speaking on the South Lawn of the White House, said there was “no question” Osama bin Laden ...

Ford pardons Nixon

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2023. There are 114 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted a “full, free, and absolute pardon” to former President Richard Nixon covering his entire ...