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After nearly five years on the air, Meredith Vieira this morning left her post as co-anchor of NBC's top-rated program 'TODAY.'

It was an understandably emotional farewell for Vieira, who thanked her team and the viewers at home for such an incredible run. "All of you I will put in my heart," she said.

"I'm so honored to have sat with all of you," she added, before joking, "Most of you."

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Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – Tennessee became the 11th (and last) state to secede from the Union (More info)

1949 – George Orwell's '1984' is published (More in

Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Joan Rivers
Age: 78
Occupation: Comedienne
Known For: Scathing celebrity critiques and being a plastic surgeon's best friend

Kanye West
Age: 34
Occupation: Rapper
Known For: Smash albums like '808s and Heartbreak' and never letting anyone finish a sentence

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Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1654 – Louis XIV becomes King of France (More info)

1776 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduces a resolution in the Continental Congress proposing a Declaration of Independence (More info)

1862 – The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade (More info)

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Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

• Tom Jones
• Age: 71
• Occupation: Singer
• Known For: Performing songs such as 'What's New Pussycat' while being pelted with panties

• Ken Osmond
• Age: 68
• Occupation: Actor
• Known For: Playing Eddie Haskell on the television show 'Leave It to Beaver'

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A group of bounce houses became a house of horrors over the weekend on a soccer field in Long Island.

Strong winds propelled three of the houses into the air Saturday at the Oceanside United Soccer Club, injuring 13 people, including some children who were inside the playhouses.

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A penny saved is a penny needed for your court case.

Police have charged a Vernal, Utah man with disorderly conduct after he paid a bill with 2,500 pennies.

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According to the Tennessean, country singer Trace Adkins' Brentwood, TN, home was destroyed by a fire Saturday, claiming "all of his music awards and his family's possessions within minutes."

Initial reports said that the dryer in the garage of the 5,000-square-foot mansion started the fire, though Adkins' wife, Rhonda, said that is highly unlikely, as it hadn't been used in a week.

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Actor James Arness, who played the legendary Marshal Matt Dillon on the popular Western series 'Gunsmoke,' died Friday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, a family spokesperson has confirmed. He was 88.

The larger-than-life actor, who stood at a towering 6'7," played the indelible Marshal for 20 seasons and over 600 episodes, helping to make 'Gunsmoke' one of the longest-running primetime series in TV history.

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Thanks to craft beer company BrewDog, you can now look hobo-chic while drinking your beer. That's because the UK-based firm --co-owned by James Watt and Martin Dickie - has created a potent bottle of beer served inside an actual squirrel, weasel or hare carcass.

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Xiao Zheng, a 17-year-old living in China, wanted an iPad 2 so badly that he was willing to sell one of his vital organs to get it.

Zheng didn't have the money for the tablet computer so he responded to an online ad that offered cash for healthy

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Tornadoes have captured much of the nation's attention this year, but hurricane season is not too far away, so Americans should be prepared for the possibility of devastating storms, even if you think there's no way one will come to your town.

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