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October 22 1746 Princeton University received its charter. 1797 Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump from a balloon. 1811 Franz Liszt was born. 1836 Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas. 1919 Doris Lessing was born. 1920 Timothy Leary was born. 1954 West Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 1962 President Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island. 1973 Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer Pablo Casals died in Puerto Rico, at age 96. 1979 Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi, the deposed Shah of Iran, was allowed in the United States for medical treatment. This action led to the Iran hostage crisis.
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