326 Emperor Constantine refuses to carry out traditional pagan sacrifices.
1394 Charles VI issues a decree for the general expulsion of Jews from France.
1564 Maximillian II becomes emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
1587 Hideyoshi bans Christianity in Japan and orders all Christians to leave.
1759 British forces defeat a French army at Fort Niagara in Canada.
1799 Back from Syria, Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Ottomans at Aboukir, Egypt.
1814 British and American forces fight to a standoff at Lundy's Lane, Canada.

NYPD BUSTED IN THE GARDEN STATE. Spying Operations Blown Following 911 Phone Call.
An apartment superintendent in New Jersey stumbled on one of the New York Police Department's biggest secrets, he promptly called 911. The recorded telephone call appears to be that unexpected tip-off.

US CITIZENS RUSHING ARMS RACE. More Americans Arming Themselves.
In the wake of the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colorado, weapons sellers report a spike in sales. Meanwhile, the memorials and funerals begin.

WALL STREET KEEPS DROPPING. Bracing From Another Down Day.

Sherman Hemsley was 74 and became famous as Archie's next door neighbor on "All in the Family." The spin-off, "The Jeffersons" was a monster hit.

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He was born in Philadelphia and died in his El Paso Texas home. Sherman Hemsley got his break in show business in the early 1970s, making his Broadway debut in a production of the play "Purlie." He also starred in the TV show, "Amen." He was also a professional singer and even released the single in 1989, "Ain't that A Kick in the Head."

Violence and threats have forced more than 10,000 Iraqi refugees in Syria to flee the country over the past week, the United Nations refugee agency said today, with the majority returning to their home country in spite of security concerns.

“Thousands of Iraqi refugees have had to relocate from the Damascus suburb of Seida Zeinab to other suburbs. Some cited direct threats to their safety, while others expressed a fear of being caught up in the violence,” the spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Melissa Fleming, told reporters in Geneva.