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On This Day In History – August 26th

Lauren Hill not Figi, Jimmy Buffet takes a swim, a congressmen who’s a naughty nelly, and Dorthy and her little dog Toto. Not Figi 24 years ago – In 1998,…

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Lauren Hill not Figi, Jimmy Buffet takes a swim, a congressmen who's a naughty nelly, and Dorthy and her little dog Toto.

Not Figi

24 years ago - In 1998, Lauryn Hill from the Fugees released her debut solo album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"

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Cheese burger in Paradise

28 years ago - In 1994, Jimmy Buffett's plane flipped after taking off in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

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Shame on you

34 years ago - In 1988, Congressman Barney Frank (a Democrat from Massachusetts) acknowledged hiring a  male prostitute as a personal employee .

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And your little dog

83 years ago - In 1939, "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy.

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Sad death

21 years ago - In 2001, Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas

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