Spanish Influenza breaks out, Janet Reno is confirmed as the first female attorney general, and a massive earthquake and tsunami cripple Japan, all on this day.
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1968: Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb, who launched her career in 1994 with the song "Stay (I Missed You)" from the "Reality Bites" soundtrack, is born in Bethesda, Md.