{"id":30205,"date":"2016-12-12T08:28:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30205"},"modified":"2016-12-12T08:41:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:41:14","slug":"today-in-history-307","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30205","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
Today in History: Monday, December\u00a0 12, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Dec. 12, 2000, a divided U.S. Supreme Court halted the presidential recount in Florida, effectively making Republican George W. Bush the winner.
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1745<\/td>\nJohn Jay, statesman and the first chief justice of the Supreme Court, was born in New York City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1787<\/td>\nPennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1870<\/td>\nJoseph H. Rainey of South Carolina took his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first black congressman.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1897<\/td>\n“The Katzenjammer Kids,” the pioneering comic strip by Rudolph Dirks, debuted in the New York Journal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1914<\/td>\nThe New York Stock Exchange re-opened for the first time since July 30. The market had shut down when World War I broke out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1915<\/td>\nSinger Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, N.J.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1917<\/td>\nFather Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1924<\/td>\nNew York City Mayor Ed Koch was born in the Bronx.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1925<\/td>\nThe first motel, the Motel Inn, opened, in San Luis Obispo, Calif.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947<\/td>\nThe United Mine Workers union withdrew from the American Federation of Labor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/td>\nKenya gained its independence from Britain.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\nSara Jane Moore pleaded guilty to trying to kill President Gerald R. Ford.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nThe House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton and submitted the case to the full House.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2003<\/td>\nKeiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in a Norwegian fjord.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nHouston became the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor, with voters handing a solid victory to City Controller Annise Parker.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Actress Jennifer Connelly turns 46 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Bob Barker<\/td>\nTV game show host (“The Price is Right”)<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connie Francis<\/td>\nSinger, actress<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dionne Warwick<\/td>\nR&B singer<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dickey Betts<\/td>\nRock musician (The Allman Brothers)<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duane Chase<\/td>\nActor (Kurt in “The Sound of Music”)<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cathy Rigby<\/td>\nActress, Olympic gymnast<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheila E.<\/td>\nSinger, musician<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tracy Austin<\/td>\nTennis Hall of Famer<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mayim Bialik<\/td>\nActress (“Blossom”)<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Bill Nighy (“Pirates of the Caribbean” movies) turns 67 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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