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1899 – The first traffic ticket in the US: New York City taxi driver Jacob German was arrested for speeding while driving 12 miles per hour on Lexington Street. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_ticket 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkqz3lpUBp0 
 
1983 – Church Street bombing: A car bomb planted by Umkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Street_bombing 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCHbDP4PR5g 
 
2002    East Timor became an independent nation. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KozM1jGLD4k 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNMB9vJ7dsw 
 
1946 - Cher, American singer-songwriter 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_TFtvAGL5E