| Today in History: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 |
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AP Highlight in History:
On Dec. 28, 1856, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, was born in Staunton, Va.
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| On this date in: |
| 1694 |
Queen Mary II of England died after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III. |
| 1832 |
John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Andrew Jackson. |
| 1846 |
Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union. |
| 1897 |
“Cyrano de Bergerac,” a play by Edmond Rostand, premiered in Paris. |
| 1905 |
The forerunner of the NCAA, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, was founded in New York City. |
| 1945 |
Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance. |
| 1958 |
The Baltimore Colts won the NFL championship, defeating the New York Giants 23-17 in overtime at Yankee Stadium, in what has been dubbed the greatest football game ever played. |
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| 1973 |
Alexander Solzhenitsyn published “Gulag Archipelago,” an expose of the Soviet prison system. |
| 1982 |
A black man was mortally wounded by a police officer in a Miami video arcade, setting off three days of race-related disturbances that left another man dead. |
| 2005 |
Former top Enron Corp. accountant Richard Causey pleaded guilty to securities fraud and agreed to help pursue convictions against Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling. |
| 2008 |
The Detroit Lions completed an 0-16 season, the NFL’s worst ever, with a 31-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. |
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| Today’s Birthdays: |
| Comedian Seth Meyers (“Saturday Night Live”) turns 43 years old today. |
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| Name |
Profession |
Age |
| Stan Lee |
Comic book creator (“Spider-Man,” “The Incredible Hulk”) |
94 |
| Martin Milner |
Actor (“Adam-12”) |
85 |
| Maggie Smith |
Actress |
82 |
| Charles Neville |
Rock singer, musician (The Neville Brothers) |
78 |
| Johnny Isakson |
U.S. senator, R-Ga. |
72 |
| Tim Johnson |
U.S. senator, D-S.D. |
70 |
| Edgar Winter |
Rock singer, musician |
70 |
| Denzel Washington |
Actor |
62 |
| Ray Borque |
Hockey Hall of Famer |
56 |
| Malcolm Gets |
Actor |
52 |
| Patrick Rafter |
Tennis Hall of Famer |
44 |
| Adam Vinatieri |
Football player |
44 |
| Brendan Hines |
Actor (“Lie to Me”) |
40 |
| John Legend |
R&B singer |
38 |
| James Blake |
Tennis player |
37 |
| Sienna Miller |
Actress |
35 |
| David Archuleta |
Singer (“American Idol”) |
26 |
| Actress Nichelle Nichols (“Star Trek”) turns 84 years old today. |
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