{"id":29068,"date":"2016-10-17T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T14:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=29068"},"modified":"2016-10-17T13:05:24","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T18:05:24","slug":"today-in-history-273","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=29068","title":{"rendered":"Today in History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Monday, October\u00a0 17, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Oct. 17, 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck northern California, killing 67 people and causing $7 billion worth of damage.
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1777<\/td>\nBritish forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y., in a turning point of the Revolutionary War.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1919<\/td>\nThe Radio Corporation of America was created.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1931<\/td>\nMobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1945<\/td>\nCol. Juan Peron staged a coup, becoming absolute ruler of Argentina.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957<\/td>\nFrench author Albert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1973<\/td>\nArab oil-producing nations announced they would cut back oil exports to Western nations and Japan; the result was a total embargo that lasted until March 1974.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nMother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of the destitute in Calcutta.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1987<\/td>\nFirst lady Nancy Reagan underwent a modified radical mastectomy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nPresident George W. Bush, raising Beijing’s ire, presented the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal and urged Chinese leaders to welcome the monk to Beijing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Golfer Ernie Els turns 47 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jimmy Breslin<\/td>\nNewspaper columnist<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim Seals<\/td>\nSinger (Seals & Crofts)<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael McKean<\/td>\nActor (“This is Spinal Tap,” “Laverne and Shirley”)<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Margot Kidder<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
George Wendt<\/td>\nActor (“Cheers”)<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alan Jackson<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rob Marshall<\/td>\nDirector<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Judge<\/td>\nAnimator, director (“Beavis and Butthead”)<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norm Macdonald<\/td>\nActor, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”)<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ziggy Marley<\/td>\nReggae musician<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eminem<\/td>\nRapper<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Singer Wyclef Jean turns 44 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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