The USS Maine explodes mysteriously in Havana Harbor, the teddy bear is born, President Franklin D. Roosevelt survives an assassination attempt, and Jeffrey Dahmer is found guilty, all on this day.
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1973: Actor Wally Cox, who appeared in the 1950s TV series "Mr. Peepers" and was the voice of the cartoon character "Underdog," dies of a heart attack at the age of 48 in Hollywood, Calif.