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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, October 8, 2003 Page 6 A Look Back This Week On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew sighted land in the present-day Bahamas ... October 8, 1755, the British moved the Acadian French from Nova Scotia to Louisi- ana ... October 7, 1765, nine colonies convened the Stamp Act Congress in New York ... October 11, 1776, Brigadier General Benedict Arnold's Lake Champlain fleet was de- feated at Valcour, but the British returned to Can- ada ... October 7, 1780, a British forced was defeated by militiamen near Kings Mountain, N.C. ... October 6, 1781, the siege of Corn- wallis began ... October 8- 11, 1871, a huge fire de- stroyed the city of Chi- cago ... October 6, 1927, "The Jazz Singer" with Al Jolson demonstrated part- talking movies in New York City ... October 7, 1949, Mrs. I. Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose of Japanese wartime propaganda broad- casts) was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trea- son ... October 10, 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned and pleaded no contest to a charge of tax evasion on payments made to him by contractors when he was governor of Maryland ... October 12, 1973, Gerald R. Ford became the first appointed vice president under the 25th Amend- ment ... October 7, 1985, four Palestinian hijackers seized the Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, in the Mediterranean and held it hostage for two days; one American, Leon Klinghof- fer, was killed ... October 8, 1998, the House of Repre- sentatives voted 258-176 to proceed with the Clinton impeachment process ... October 12, 2000, 17 U.S. sailors were killed in the terrorist bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, refueling in Aden, Yemen ... October 7, 2001, the U.S. and Great Britain launched a sus- tained air strike campaign against the Afghan-based terrorist organization al- Qaeda and the country's ruling Taliban militia ... Oc- tober 8, 2002, President George W. Bush invoked the Taft-Hartley Act to get West Coast longshoremen back to work. (c) 2003 DBR Media, Inc. 1477 NE 7th Street Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 Fence & Decks LLC All types of fencing & decks - 22 years experience CCB#151842 592-6192 ‘My Three Sons Cleaning Service’ Carpets - Windows - Upholstery Licensed - Insured - Bonded 596-2113 Lamb’s Baaa-dy Shop 592-2883 1436 Rockydale Road Complete Body Work * Paint * Fiberglass Yoga Yoga with Linda Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Kerby Belt Building 592-6797 www.soyoga.com Place your ad here! 3 months $59 Formal Wear *Formal Gowns *Tuxedo Rentals *Gorilla Grams *Balloon Bouquets (541) 479-8820 3 months $59 Thank you for advertising in your hometown newspaper and supporting the merchants who do.