On This Day In History – July 29th

A drunk Mel Gibson, a confused Monica Lewinsky, a jungle war, a six million dollar man, and an Aerosmith argument.

57 years ago - In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson announced he was increasing
the number of American Troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.

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49 years ago - In 1973, Lee Majors ("The Six Million Dollar Man") married Farrah
Fawcett ("Charlie's Angels"). They divorced in 1982

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43 years ago - In 1979, Joe Perry quit Aerosmith after getting into a backstage
argument with Steven Tyler. It took five years before he rejoined the group
again

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24 years ago - In 1998, Monica Lewinsky received a promise of blanket
immunity from Ken Starr in exchange for testimony about her affair with
President Clinton.

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16 years ago - In 2006, Mel Gibson was arrested for DUI with an open bottle of
tequila in his car. He verbally assaulted the arresting officer and launched into a
tirade against Jews. He pled no contest to a drunk driving charge and got three
years probation

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