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In 1643, Louis XIV became King of France at age four upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.

In 1955, representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact in Poland.

In 1973, the United States launched Skylab 1, its first manned space station.

In 1975, US forces raided the Cambodian island of Koh Tang and recaptured the American merchant ship Mayaguez. All 40 crew members were released safely by Cambodia, but some 40 US servicemen were killed in the military operation.

In 1998, singer-actor Frank Sinatra died at a Los Angeles hospital at age 82.

Thought for Today

“Dissent is not sacred; the right of dissent is.” — Thurman Arnold, American lawyer (1891-1969).