1936 President Roosevelt rededicated the Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary. 1962 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States that he had ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Pope Paul VI issued a decree absolving Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. 1976 Former Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman entered a federal prison camp in Safford, Ariz., to begin serving his sentence for Watergate related convictions. Current Birthdays Julia Roberts turns 33 years old today.
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