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Today in History: Friday, September\u00a0 16, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Sept. 16, 1982, a massacre of between 1,200 and 1,400 Palestinian men, women and children at the hands of Israeli-allied Christian Phalange militiamen began in west Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
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1630<\/td>\nThe Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1638<\/td>\nFrance’s King Louis XIV was born.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1810<\/td>\nMexico began a successful revolt against Spanish rule.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1857<\/td>\nThe song “Jingle Bells” by James Pierpont was copyrighted under its original title, “One Horse Open Sleigh.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1893<\/td>\nHundreds of thousands of settlers took part in a land run in Oklahoma’s “Cherokee Strip.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1908<\/td>\nGeneral Motors was formed in Flint, Mich., by William Durant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1919<\/td>\nThe American Legion was incorporated by an act of Congress.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1940<\/td>\nRep. Samuel T. Rayburn, D-Texas, the longest-serving House speaker in history, was first elected to the post.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1940<\/td>\nPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nThe Metropolitan Opera opened its new home at New York City’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\n“The Bob Newhart Show” premiered on CBS.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nPresident Gerald R. Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced that Iraq had unconditionally accepted the return of U.N. weapons inspectors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nHurricane Ivan plowed into the Gulf Coast with 130 mph wind and a major storm surge; Ivan was blamed for at least 115 deaths, 43 in the United States.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nA deadly shooting in Baghdad involving the U.S. security firm Blackwater USA left 17 Iraqi civilians dead.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nThe federal government announced an emergency $85 billion loan to rescue AIG, the world’s largest insurance company.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Highlights of This Day in History<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Comedian Amy Poehler (“Saturday Night Live”) turns 45 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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B.B. King<\/td>\nBlues musician<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
George Chakiris<\/td>\nActor (“West Side Story”)<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elgin Baylor<\/td>\nBasketball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenney Jones<\/td>\nRock musician (Small Faces, The Who)<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Susan Ruttan<\/td>\nActress (“L.A. Law”)<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ed Begley Jr.<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark McEwen<\/td>\nTV personality<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robin Yount<\/td>\nBaseball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Copperfield<\/td>\nMagician<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jennifer Tilly<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richard Marx<\/td>\nSinger<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Molly Shannon<\/td>\nActress, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”)<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marc Anthony<\/td>\nSinger<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flo Rida<\/td>\nRapper<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alexis Bledel<\/td>\nActress (“Gilmore Girls”)<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Madeline Zima<\/td>\nActress (“Californication,” “Heroes”)<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Jonas<\/td>\nRock singer, musician (The Jonas Brothers)<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Mickey Rourke turns 60 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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