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2017: American actress Mary Tyler Moore , who helped redefine the portrayal of women on TV with her roles in the comedies The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77), died in Greenwich, Connecticut. [See Mary Tyler Moore in an episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show.]

2005: American architect Philip C. Johnson—who wielded great influence in American architectural design, playing a defining role in several 20th-century movements—died in Connecticut. [Test your knowledge of architecture and architects.]

1971: American criminal and cult leader Charles Manson and three of his followers were convicted of a series of notorious murders; their crimes inspired the best-selling book Helter Skelter (1974). [Read about this and nine other “trials of the century.”]

1961: The animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians was released in the United States, and it became a Disney classic, especially noted for the villainous character Cruella De Vil. [Take our Disney quiz.]

1949: The first Emmy Awards were presented; there were only six categories, and nominated shows were limited to those that aired in the Los Angeles area. [How much do you know about the Emmys?]

1882: British writer Virginia Woolf, who made an original contribution to the form of the novel and was one of the most-distinguished critics of her time, was born in London. [Can you match these opening lines to their works?]