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Weber County Attorney Dee Smith speaks during a news conference Friday, May 24, 2013, in Ogden, Utah. Matthew David Stewart, a Utah Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid was found Friday hanging dead in his cell, authorities said. Stewart, 39, was found hanging from a bed sheet during a routine cell check just before 1 a.m., Weber County Attorney Dee Smith said. The county has referred the investigation into the death to an outside agency, and another county attorney will review it. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Suspect in killing of officer found dead in cellAuthorities: Utah Army veteran charged with killing officer is found dead hanging in jail cell
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FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. No one answered the phone at the IRS hotline for tax help. Forget about advice on avoiding foreclosures at one of the Housing and Urban Development offices nationwide. Roughly five percent of the federal workforce _ 115,000 people at six government agencies _ got an unpaid day off on Friday due to the automatic cuts to the government budget. The furloughs forced some agencies such as the IRS and HUD to drastically scale back operations.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov'tFurlough Friday: Budget cuts mean an unpaid day off for many at IRS, HUD and other agencies
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President Barack Obama signs a bill designating the Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the lives of the four young girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing of 1963, Friday, May 24, 2013, in the Oval Office of the White House. Standing, from left are, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Lisa McNair. Seated at right is Thelma "Maxine" Pippen McNair, the mother of Denise McNair. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victimsObama OKs Congressional Gold Medal for 4 girls killed in 1963 Birmingham, Ala., church bombing
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A battered event sign stands outside the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2013. Cleanup continues three days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Principal recounts storm hitting Okla. schoolOklahoma school principal recounts storm where 7 students died: 'It's here,' she told pupils
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Today in History

On May 24, 1883,

the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthur and New York Gov. Grover Cleveland.

In 1775,

John Hancock was elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding Peyton Randolph.

In 1844,

Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message "What hath God wrought" from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America's first telegraph line.