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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49469)	12/5/2005 9:19:03 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (2) of 50167

This Day in History 1484: Witchcraft condemned by Pope Innocent VIII Innocent VIII condemned witchcraft this day in 1484 via papal bull, and subsequently he dispatched inquisitors to Germany to try witches and persecuted a chief exponent of Renaissance Platonism, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. More events on this day 1955: The American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) became a united body of autonomous labour unions. 1947: American boxer Joe Louis defended his heavyweight title against challenger Jersey Joe Walcott in New York City. 1933: Utah became the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment, repealing Prohibition. 1791: Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna at age 35. 1784: Phillis Wheatley, the first African American woman poet of note in the United States, died in Boston. 1782: Martin Van Buren, who served as the eighth president of the United States (1837–41) and was one of the founders of the Democratic Party, was born. 1757: In his greatest victory, Prussian King Frederick II (the Great) defeated the Austrians at Leuthen during the Seven Years' War.

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