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— On this date in 1935, Oklahoma City became the first U.S. city to install parking meters
— On this date in 1981, Datsun changed their name to Nissan
— On this date in 1986, After 28 years with Columbia Records, it was announced that Johnny Cash’s contract was not being be renewed
— On this date in 1994, 26-year-old Anna Nicole Smith married 89-year-old multi-millionaire J. Howard Marshall II
— On this date in 1999, JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy were killed in a plane crash
— On this date in 2004, Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement for lying about a stock sale
— On this date in 2005, The sixth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was released. It became the fastest selling book in history as fans bought 287,564 books per hour.
— On this date in 2012, Barack and Michelle Obama were booed at the Olympic exhibition basketball game between Brazil and Team USA. The crowd jeered them because they didn’t kiss on the “kiss cam” on the jumbotron
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