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North, testified at the Iran-Contra hearings, saying she had helped to shred some documents.</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td colspan="2"> <center>  <table bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150609043212/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/today-in-history/06/08/0608fawnhall.html?SITE=TXDAM"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150609043212im_/http://hosted.ap.org/static/specials/today-in-history/06/08/0608fawnhall.jpg"></a></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td align="right" class="captionlight">AP Photo/John Duricka</td> </tr> </table> </center> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td valign="top" width="30" class="bodybold" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">1995</td><td valign="top" width="171" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="body">U.S. Marines rescued Capt. Scott O'Grady, whose F16-C fighter jet had been shot down by Bosnian Serbs on June 2.<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150609043212/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/today-in-history/06/08/0608ogradySTY.html?SITE=TXDAM"> <br>Read the original AP story </a></td> </tr>  <tr> <td valign="top" width="30" class="bodybold" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">1998</td><td valign="top" width="171" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="body">The National Rifle Association elected actor Charlton Heston its president.</td> </tr>  <tr> <td valign="top" width="30" class="bodybold" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">2001</td><td valign="top" width="171" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="body">British Prime Minister Tony Blair was elected to a second term in a landslide.</td> </tr> </table> </td><td width="10">  </td><td valign="top" width="230"> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" height="12" class="bodybold">Video</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="12" class="audio"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150609043212/http://video.ap.org/?t=By-Section/World/Today-in-History&g=0608_TodayinHistory&f=__SITE__ ">Highlights of This Day in History</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" height="12" class="bodybold">Today's Birthdays:</td> </tr>  <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="3" class="body" bgcolor="white"> <table width="230" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td height="24" colspan="2" class="body">Actress Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife," "ER") turns 48 years old today.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <center>  <table bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150609043212im_/http://hosted.ap.org/static/specials/today-in-history/06/photos/0608julianamargulies11.jpg"></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td align="right" class="captionlight">AP Photo/Vince Bucci</td> </tr> </table> </center> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC" height="12"> <td class="bodybold">Name</td><td class="bodybold">Profession</td><td class="bodybold">Age</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Barbara Bush</td><td width="116" class="body">Former first lady</td><td width="20" class="body">90</td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="90" class="body">Jerry Stiller</td><td width="116" class="body">Actor, comedian ("The King of Queens," "Seinfeld")</td><td width="20" class="body">88</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Nancy Sinatra</td><td width="116" class="body">Singer</td><td width="20" class="body">75</td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="90" class="body">Boz Scaggs</td><td width="116" class="body">Rock singer</td><td width="20" class="body">71</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Kathy Baker</td><td width="116" class="body">Actress</td><td width="20" class="body">65</td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="90" class="body">Sonia Braga</td><td width="116" class="body">Actress</td><td width="20" class="body">65</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Bonnie Tyler</td><td width="116" class="body">Singer</td><td width="20" class="body">64</td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="90" class="body">Griffin Dunne</td><td width="116" class="body">Actor, director</td><td width="20" class="body">60</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Scott Adams</td><td width="116" class="body">Cartoonist ("Dilbert")</td><td width="20" class="body">58</td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="90" class="body">Keenen Ivory Wayans</td><td width="116" class="body">Actor, director</td><td width="20" class="body">57</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Mick Hucknall</td><td width="116" class="body">Rock singer (Simply Red)</td><td width="20" class="body">55</td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="90" class="body">Nick Rhodes</td><td width="116" class="body">Musician (Duran Duran)</td><td width="20" class="body">53</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Dan Futterman</td><td width="116" class="body">Actor, screenwriter</td><td width="20" class="body">48</td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="90" class="body">Kelli Williams</td><td width="116" class="body">Actress ("The Practice")</td><td width="20" class="body">45</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Mark Feuerstein</td><td width="116" class="body">Actor</td><td width="20" class="body">44</td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="90" class="body">Lindsay Davenport</td><td width="116" class="body">Tennis Hall of Famer</td><td width="20" class="body">39</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Maria Menounos</td><td width="116" class="body">TV personality</td><td width="20" class="body">37</td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="90" class="body">Derek Trucks</td><td width="116" class="body">Rock musician</td><td width="20" class="body">36</td> </tr>  <tr bgcolor="#E4E4E4"> <td width="90" class="body">Kim Clijsters</td><td width="116" class="body">Tennis player</td><td width="20" 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