{"id":27937,"date":"2016-08-09T08:17:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T13:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27937"},"modified":"2016-08-09T08:17:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T13:17:55","slug":"27937","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27937","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Tuesday, August\u00a0 09, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Aug. 9, 1945, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, Japan, instantly killing an estimated 39,000 people. The explosion came three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
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1854<\/td>\nHenry David Thoreau published “Walden,” which described his experiences living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1902<\/td>\nBritain’s Edward VII was crowned king following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1936<\/td>\nJesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics as the United States took first place in the 400-meter relay.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1969<\/td>\nActress Sharon Tate and four other people were found murdered in Los Angeles; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers were later convicted of the crime.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nGerald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States following the resignation of Richard M. Nixon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1985<\/td>\nA federal judge in Norfolk, Va., found retired Navy officer Arthur J. Walker guilty of seven counts of spying for the Soviet Union.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nRock musician Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead died at age 53.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nPresident George W. Bush approved federal funding for existing lines of embryonic stem cells.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nBarry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 600th home run, becoming the fourth major leaguer to reach the mark.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nTerry Nichols was sentenced to 161 consecutive life sentences on state murder charges in the Oklahoma City bombing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nFormer Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, 86, the longest serving Republican in the U.S. Senate, was killed in a plane crash in southwestern Alaska.<\/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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Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders turns 49 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bob Cousy<\/td>\nBasketball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rod Laver<\/td>\nTennis Hall of Famer<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Steinberg<\/td>\nComedian<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sam Elliott<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melanie Griffith<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amanda Bearse<\/td>\nActress (“Married…With Children”)<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kurtis Blow<\/td>\nRapper<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brett Hull<\/td>\nHockey player<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoda Kotb<\/td>\nTV host (“Today”)<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gillian Anderson<\/td>\nActress (“The X Files”)<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eric Bana<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juanes<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liz Vassey<\/td>\nActress (“CSI”)<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jessica Capshaw<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jason Heyward<\/td>\nBaseball player<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actress Anna Kendrick (“Up in the Air,” “Twilight” movies) turns 31 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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