| Today in History: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
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AP Highlight in History:
On Sept. 20, 1962, James Meredith, a black man, was blocked from enrolling at the University of Mississippi by Gov. Ross R. Barnett.
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| AP Photo/Fred Waters |
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| On this date in: |
| 1519 |
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain on a voyage to find a western passage to the Spice Islands in Indonesia. |
| 1870 |
Italian troops took control of the Papal States, leading to the unification of Italy. |
| 1873 |
Panic swept the New York Stock Exchange in the wake of railroad bond defaults and bank failures. |
| 1881 |
Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated. |
| 1973 |
In their so-called “battle of the sexes” on the tennis court, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at the Houston Astrodome. |
| 1977 |
The first wave of Southeast Asian “boat people” arrived in San Francisco under a U.S. resettlement program. |
| 1984 |
A suicide car bomber attacked the U.S. Embassy annex in north Beirut, killing a dozen people. |
| 1998 |
After playing in a record 2,632 consecutive games over 16 seasons, Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles sat out a game against the New York Yankees. |
| 2005 |
Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal died at age 96. |
| 2011 |
Repeal of the U.S. military’s 18-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” compromise took effect, allowing gay and lesbian service members to serve openly. |
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| Today’s Birthdays: |
| Actress Sophia Loren turns 82 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill |
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| Name |
Profession |
Age |
| Gogi Grant |
Singer |
92 |
| Anne Meara |
Actress, comedian |
87 |
| Guy LaFleur |
Hockey Hall of Famer |
65 |
| Kristen Johnston |
Actress (“3rd Rock From the Sun”) |
49 |
| Gunnar Nelson |
Rock singer (Nelson) |
49 |
| Matthew Nelson |
Rock singer (Nelson) |
49 |
| Actor Gary Cole turns 60 years old today. |
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| AP Photo/Dan Steinberg |
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