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September 8
1900A hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, killing about 8,000 people. 1935Louisiana Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish," was shot and mortally wounded by Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, Jr. 1951The San Francisco Peace Treaty was signed, formally ending World War II hostilities with Japan. 1952Ernest Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea was published. 1966Star Trek premiered on television. 1974President Gerald Ford gave former President Nixon a full pardon for all federal crimes he may have committed while he was in office. 1998Mark McGwire's 62nd home run broke Roger Maris's record of 61 homers set in 1961. 
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