{"id":27523,"date":"2016-06-29T08:15:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27523"},"modified":"2016-06-29T08:16:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:16:11","slug":"today-in-history-216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27523","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Wednesday, June\u00a0 29, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn June 29, 1776, the Virginia state constitution was adopted.
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1951<\/td>\nJoseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, was ordained as a priest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1958<\/td>\nBrazil won their first World Cup title with a 5-2 victory over host country Sweden in Stockholm on the strength of two goals by 17-year-old Pele.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1956<\/td>\nActress Marilyn Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller in a civil ceremony in White Plains, N.Y.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/td>\nActress Jayne Mansfield, 34, and two male companions died when their car struck a trailer truck east of New Orleans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nThe Supreme Court ruled the death penalty could constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nA divided Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutional right to abortion, but the justices also weakened the right as defined in the Roe v. Wade decision.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was elected to a second term.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nActress Katharine Hepburn died at age 96.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nRandy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the fourth pitcher in major league history to record 4,000 career strikeouts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nThe Supreme Court ruled 5-3 that President George W. Bush’s plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violated U.S. and international law.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nThe Apple iPhone went on sale.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nFinancier Bernard Madoff received a 150-year sentence for his multibillion-dollar fraud.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nTalk show host Larry King announced he would step down from his CNN show in the autumn after 25 years on the air.<\/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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Producer-writer Matthew Weiner (“Mad Men,” “The Sopranos”) turns 51 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gary Busey<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richard Lewis<\/td>\nComedian<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fred Grandy<\/td>\nActor (“The Love Boat”), former congressman<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ian Paice<\/td>\nRock musician (Deep Purple)<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dan Dierdorf<\/td>\nFootball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Don Dokken<\/td>\nRock singer (Dokken)<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colin Hay<\/td>\nRock singer (Men at Work)<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maria Conchita Alonso<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharon Lawrence<\/td>\nActress (“NYPD Blue”)<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicole Scherzinger<\/td>\nSinger (Pussycat Dolls)<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colin Jost<\/td>\nWriter, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”)<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lily Rabe<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actress Melora Hardin (“The Office”) turns 49 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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