ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY IN 1866: ASPCA is founded; 1778: John Paul Jones sets out to raid British ships; 1879: Hertz rental car founder born; 1865: General Lee gives that address to troops; 1971: U.S. table tennis team visits communist China; 1834: A torture chamber is uncovered by arson; 1963: Atomic submarine sinks in Atlantic; 1919: Zapata assassinated in Mexico; 1942: Bataan Death Match begins; 1972: Chaplin receives Oscar; 1953: First color 3-D film opens; 1906: The Gift of the Magi is published; 1970: Paul McCartney announces the breakup of the Beatles; 1933: Civilian Conservation Corps created; 2005: Tiger Woods wins fourth Masters; 1970: Poll reveals that public approval of Vietnam policy is down; 1972: B-52s begin bombing North Vietnam; 1918: Congress of Oppressed Nationalities closes in Rome; 1941: Croatia declares Independence; 1912: The unsinkable RMS Titanic departs on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England; 1916: The first professional golf tournament was held. BIZARRE AND UNIQUE HOLIDAYS: Golfers Day; National Siblings Day.
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