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On This Day in Boomer History: September 3
| 1953: | French minister Francois Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy |
| 1955: | KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting |
| 1956: | Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton, Tennessee |
| 1965: | Charlie Sheen (actor) is born |
| 1967: | Nguyen Van Thieu elected President of South Vietnam under a new constitution |
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| 1. Chiclets in the Food, Candy, Drinks gallery |
| 2. Clutch Cargo in the Cartoons, Comics & Animation gallery |
| 3. Gregory Peck in the Actors and Entertainers gallery |
| 4. Snagglepuss in the Cartoons, Comics & Animation gallery |
| 5. Grateful Dead in the Music gallery |
| 6. Joni Mitchell in the Music gallery |
| 7. Rin Tin Tin in the TV / Radio gallery |
| 8. Gene Autry in the Music gallery |
| 9. Jonathan Winters in the Humor gallery |
| 10. Woody Woodpecker in the Cartoons, Comics & Animation gallery |
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