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On November 18, 2022, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison after being convicted of defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup.
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Jam Master Jay, DJ for the pioneering hip-hop trio Run-DMC, is shot and killed in his recording studio in Queens, New York.
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On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy barrels into the New Jersey coastline near Brigantine, slightly northeast of Atlantic City. At least 147 people died, and damages totaled more than $62 billion.
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On this day, the Osage Nation, whose oil rights would make them the wealthiest people on the planet, mark the completion of the first oil-producing well on Osage land.
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From HISTORY: Hot air balloon crash becomes world’s first aviation disaster
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He hoped for Prohibition-era secrets. Instead, he found a single empty beer bottle.
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His opportunity came when a marquee player was pulled from the field due to a court injunction.
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Despite its 'subversive' elements, it became one of the most beloved operas ever written.