{"id":28232,"date":"2016-08-31T09:50:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T14:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28232"},"modified":"2017-01-09T11:48:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T17:48:03","slug":"today-in-history-248","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28232","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today in History: Wednesday, August\u00a0 31, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Aug. 31, 1980, Poland’s Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement that ended a 17-day strike at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk.
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1888<\/td>\nMary Ann Nichols, a prostitute, was found murdered in London’s East End. She is generally regarded as the first victim of Jack the Ripper.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1935<\/td>\nPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act prohibiting the export of U.S. arms to belligerents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1954<\/td>\nHurricane Carol hit the northeastern United States, resulting in nearly 70 deaths and millions of dollars in damage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nThe Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago became independent within the British Commonwealth.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nCalifornia’s “Night Stalker” killer Richard Ramirez was captured by residents of an East Los Angeles neighborhood.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nWhite separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Naples, Idaho, ending an 11-day siege by federal agents that claimed the lives of Weaver’s wife and son and a deputy U.S. marshal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1994<\/td>\nRussia officially ended its military presence in the former East Germany and the Baltics after half a century.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nBritain’s Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris at age 36.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2005<\/td>\nSome 1,000 people were killed when a religious procession across a Baghdad bridge was engulfed in panic over rumors of a suicide bomber.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nIran defied a U.N. deadline to stop enriching uranium.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nWalt Disney Co. announced it was acquiring comic book giant Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nPresident Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actor Richard Gere turns 67 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Frank Robinson<\/td>\nBaseball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jerry Allison<\/td>\nRock musician (Buddy Holly and the Crickets)<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Van Morrison<\/td>\nRock singer, musician<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Itzhak Perlman<\/td>\nViolinist<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glenn Tilbrook<\/td>\nRock singer (Squeeze)<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deborah Gibson<\/td>\nSinger, actress<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queen Rania<\/td>\nWife of Jordan’s King Abdullah II<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Tucker<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sara Ramirez<\/td>\nActress (“Grey’s Anatomy”)<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larry Fitzgerald<\/td>\nFootball player<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin turns 70 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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