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1950 FBI debuts “Ten Most Wanted” list On this day in 1950, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover introduced the infamous “Ten Most Wanted” list, which provided the names of the “worst of the worst” U.S. fugitives. The list has changed throughout the years based on crime trends in the country: the 1950s saw bank robbers and burglars for the most part, while lists during the civil unrest of the 1960s and early '70s included political activists such as Angela Davis. Some other famous names on the list include Ted Bundy, Osama bin Laden, and James Earl Ray. The list has been described as crowdsourced law enforcement, because of its direct appeal to ordinary citizens. Read today's edition of Today in History > > Courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Lucy Hobbs Taylor American dentist bornMarch 14, 1833Franklin?, New YorkdiedOctober 3, 1910 (aged 77)Lawrence, KansasKansas Historical Society, copy and reuse restrictions apply (www.kansasmemory.org) 1988 Stephen Curry American basketball player 1965 Aamir Khan Indian actor 1958 Albert II, prince of Monaco prince of Monaco 1933 Michael Caine British actor 1933 Quincy Jones American songwriter and record producer See All Biographies On This Day

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2018 English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who was best known for his work on the physics of black holes and for the book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes (1988), died at age 76. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the galaxies and the Milky WayKim Shiflett/NASA 2016 English composer and conductor Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, whose powerfully innovative music made him one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, died at age 81. Discover how much you know about composers and their musicErich Auerbach—Hulton Archive/Getty Images 2004 Vladimir Putin, the intelligence officer and politician who became president of Russia in 1999 upon the resignation of Boris Yeltsin, was overwhelmingly reelected to a second term as president this day in 2004.© ID1974/Shutterstock.com 1964 In the first courtroom verdict to be televised in the United States, Jack Ruby was found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Read about nine infamous assassins and the world leaders they dispatched© Ferd Kaufman—AP/REX/Shutterstock.com 1951 United Nations forces recaptured Seoul during the Korean War. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about KoreaU.S. Army Photo 1899 German military official Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, received a U.S. patent for a “navigable balloon”; the first zeppelin made its initial flight the following year. Test your knowledge of early aviationEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1883 Historian and revolutionary Karl Marx, who wrote (with Friedrich Engels) The Communist Manifesto (1848), died at age 64. Watch a video about Karl Marx's opposition to religionFrom "Karl Marx's Oekonomische Lehren", by Karl Kautsky, 1887 1879 German American physicist Albert Einstein, one of the most creative intellects in human history, known for his groundbreaking theories of relativity, was born in Ulm, Germany. Watch an overview of Albert Einstein's life and careerEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1864 Celebrated American railroad engineer Casey Jones was born in southeastern Missouri. Take our quiz about American industry and innovation© Ken Brown /Shutterstock.com 1826 The first Pan-American conference convened in Panama with representatives from Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Central America in attendance. 1794 American inventor Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin. Test your knowledge of inventors and their inventionsYale University Art Gallery, Gift of George Hoadley, B.A. 1801, 1827.1 1681 German composer Georg Philipp Telemann, who wrote both sacred and secular music but was most admired for his church compositions, was born in Magdeburg, Brandenburg. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about music composersPhotos.com/Jupiterimages SIGN UP FOR History's Biggest Headlines Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors. SIGN UP Thanks for signing up for Today in History. Your first newsletter will arrive soon! SIGN UP By clicking "Sign Up" you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.