{"id":25695,"date":"2016-02-24T08:55:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T14:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25695"},"modified":"2016-02-24T08:57:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T14:57:53","slug":"today-in-history-166","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=25695","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Wednesday, February\u00a0 24, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Feb. 24, 1803, the Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison ruled itself the final interpreter of constitutional issues.
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1582<\/td>\nPope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull outlining his calendar reforms. (The Gregorian Calendar is the calendar in general use today.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1821<\/td>\nMexico declared its independence from Spain.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1863<\/td>\nArizona was organized as a territory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1868<\/td>\nThe House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson following his attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; the Senate later acquitted Johnson.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1903<\/td>\nThe United States signed an agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1920<\/td>\nThe German Workers Party, which later became the Nazi Party, met in Munich to adopt its platform.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1942<\/td>\nThe Voice of America went on the air for the first time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1945<\/td>\nAmerican soldiers liberated the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese control during World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1955<\/td>\nApple computer co-founder Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nBuckingham Palace announced the engagement of Britain’s Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1998<\/td>\nComedian Henny Youngman died at age 91.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nLauryn Hill won five Grammys for her debut solo album, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nSouth Dakota lawmakers approved a ban on nearly all abortions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nCuba’s parliament named Raul Castro president, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Former Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., turns 74 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Steven Hill<\/td>\nActor (“Law and Order”)<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominic Chianese<\/td>\nActor, singer (“The Sopranos”)<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zell Miller<\/td>\nFormer Georgia governor and senator<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Barry Bostwick<\/td>\nActor (“Spin City”)<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edward James Olmos<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
George Thorogood<\/td>\nRock singer, musician<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Debra Jo Rupp<\/td>\nActress (“That ’70s Show”)<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fred Dean<\/td>\nFooball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eddie Murray<\/td>\nBaseball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michelle Shocked<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billy Zane<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lleyton Hewitt<\/td>\nTennis player<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Broadcast journalist Paula Zahn turns 60 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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