Guy Fawkes is caught red-handed, Susan B. Anthony votes, George Foreman becomes the oldest Heavyweight Champion ever, Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death, and tragedy strikes Fort Hood, all on this day.
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1943: Actor and playwright Sam Shepard, best known for roles in movies such as "The Right Stuff" and "Black Hawk Down," is born in Fort Sheridan, Ill.