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1992 Johnny Carson hosted NBC's "Tonight Show" for the last time after nearly 30 years in the job. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Carson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6rSqygQwoE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwbmutrngM4
1972 – Ceylon adopts a new constitution, thus becoming a Republic, changes its name to Sri Lanka, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04GaKNGrBfk
1960 – An earthquake measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, now known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, hits southern Chile. It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Valdivia_earthquake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFLLtVPzwGA
1813: German composer Richard Wagner born http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxfqsz_tannhauser-ouverture-wagner-arturo-toscanini_music
