France recognizes America as a nation, the Wright brothers take flight, Tiny Tim marries Miss Vicki in front of millions of TV viewers, and Kim Jong-il dies, all on this day.
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1969: Mixed martial artist Chuck Liddell, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Champion widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts into the mainstream of American sports and entertainment, is born in Santa Barbara, Calif.