ON THIS DAY

1717:

France, Britain and Holland form a Triple Alliance against Spain.

Utah is admitted as the America’s 45th

1896:

state

1935:

President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls for legislation to provide assistance for the jobless, elderly, impoverished children and the handicapped.

Soviet dictator Josef Stalin makes the cover of TIME magazine as “Man of the Year” for the second time.

Author and philosopher Albert Camus dies in an automobile accident in Villeblevin, France, at the age of 46.

The Doors release their self-titled debut album, featuring the song Light My Fire.

Actress Dyan Cannon is 79. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 58. Singer-musician Cait O’Riordan is 53. Tennis player Guy Forget is 53.

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