{"id":28282,"date":"2016-09-02T09:05:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T14:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28282"},"modified":"2016-09-20T08:47:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T13:47:43","slug":"today-in-history-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28282","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Friday, September\u00a0 02, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II.
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1666<\/td>\nThe Great Fire of London broke out. It destroyed nearly 400 acres, including some 13,000 houses and the old St. Paul’s Cathedral.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1789<\/td>\nThe U.S. Treasury Department was established.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1864<\/td>\nUnion Gen. William T. Sherman’s forces occupied Atlanta during the Civil War.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1901<\/td>\nVice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1935<\/td>\nA hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys, claiming 423 lives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1944<\/td>\nNavy pilot George H.W. Bush was shot down by Japanese forces as he completed a bombing run over the Bonin Islands.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1945<\/td>\nHo Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent republic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1963<\/td>\n“The CBS Evening News” was lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nNorth Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh died.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nThe first automatic teller machine to use magnetic-striped cards opened to the public at Chemical Bank in Rockville Centre, New York.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nTom Brokaw took over as anchor of NBC’s “Nightly News.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nPresident George W. Bush accepted his party’s nomination for a second term at the Republican National Convention in New York City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nPresident George W. Bush told Michael Brown, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job” during a tour of Hurricane Katrina damage in Alabama.<\/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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Actress Salma Hayek turns 50 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Alan K. Simpson<\/td>\nFormer U.S. senator, R-Wyo.<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peter Ueberroth<\/td>\nFormer baseball commissioner<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Thompson<\/td>\nHall of Fame basketball coach<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nate Archibald<\/td>\nBasketball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terry Bradshaw<\/td>\nFootball Hall of Famer, sportscaster<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim DeMint<\/td>\nFormer U.S. senator, R-S.C.<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Harmon<\/td>\nActor (“NCIS,” “St. Elsewhere”)<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jimmy Connors<\/td>\nTennis Hall of Famer<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eric Dickerson<\/td>\nFootball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cynthia Watros<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spencer Smith<\/td>\nRock musician (Panic at the Disco)<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Keanu Reeves turns 52 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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