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Today in History: Friday, October\u00a0 14, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Oct. 14, 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.
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1890<\/td>\nDwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1910<\/td>\nHall of Fame UCLA basketball coach John Wooden was born near Martinsville, Ind.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1933<\/td>\nNazi Germany announced it was withdrawing from the League of Nations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1944<\/td>\nGerman Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947<\/td>\nAir Force test pilot Charles E. Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 rocket plane over Edwards Air Force Base in California.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/td>\nDemocratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy suggested the formation of a Peace Corps during a talk at the University of Michigan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1968<\/td>\nThe first live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft was transmitted from Apollo 7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nSinger Bing Crosby died at age 73.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nHockey Hall-of-Famer Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scored the first of his record 894 goals in a home game against the Vancouver Canucks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nHolocaust survivor and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nA 58-hour drama began in Midland, Texas, as 18-month-old Jessica McClure slid 22 feet down an abandoned well at a private day care center.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nComposer-conductor Leonard Bernstein died at age 72.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nBurmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose punishing sanctions on North Korea for carrying out a nuclear test.<\/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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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi turns 55 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Roger Moore<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Dean<\/td>\nFormer White House counsel<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ralph Lauren<\/td>\nFashion designer<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cliff Richard<\/td>\nSinger<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Justin Hayward<\/td>\nRock musician (The Moody Blues)<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harry Anderson<\/td>\nActor (“Night Court”)<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greg Evigan<\/td>\nActor (“My Two Dads”)<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beth Daniel<\/td>\nGolf Hall of Famer<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas Dolby<\/td>\nRock singer, musician<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Natalie Maines<\/td>\nCountry singer (Dixie Chicks)<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Usher<\/td>\nR&B singer, actor<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stacy Keibler<\/td>\nTV personality (“Dancing with the Stars”)<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jay Pharoah<\/td>\nActor, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”)<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Steve Coogan turns 51 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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