{"id":23027,"date":"2015-10-14T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=23027"},"modified":"2015-10-14T08:49:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T13:49:08","slug":"today-in-history-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=23027","title":{"rendered":"Today in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_23028\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23028\" style=\"width: 255px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?attachment_id=23028\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23028\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23028\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1014kingnobelB-255x300.jpg?resize=255%2C300\" alt=\"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. displays his Nobel Peace Prize medal in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 1964. (AP Photo)\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. displays his Nobel Peace Prize medal in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 1964. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 14, 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.<br \/>\n1890- Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, was born in Denison, Texas.<br \/>\n1910 -Hall of Fame UCLA basketball coach John Wooden was born near Martinsville, Ind.<br \/>\n1933 -Nazi Germany announced it was withdrawing from the League of Nations.<br \/>\n1944 -German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.<br \/>\n1947- Air 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.<br \/>\n1960- Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy suggested formation of a Peace Corps during a talk at the University of Michigan.<br \/>\n1964- Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.<br \/>\n1968- The first live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft was transmitted from Apollo 7.<br \/>\n1977 -Singer Bing Crosby died at age 73.<br \/>\n1979- Hockey Hall-of-Famer Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scored the first of his record 894 goals in a home game against the Vancouver Cancucks.<br \/>\n1986- Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.<br \/>\n1987 -A 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.<br \/>\n1990- Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein died at age 72.<br \/>\n1991- Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.<br \/>\n2006- The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose punishing sanctions on North Korea for carrying out a nuclear test.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Birthdays:<br \/>\nNew York Yankees manager Joe Girardi turns 54 years old today.<br \/>\nRoger Moore, Actor, 88<br \/>\nJohn Dean, Former White House counsel, 77<br \/>\nRalph Lauren, Fashion designer, 76<br \/>\nCliff Richard, Singer, 75<br \/>\nJustin Hayward, Rock musician (The Moody Blues), 69<br \/>\nHarry Anderson, Actor (&#8220;Night Court&#8221;), 63<br \/>\nGreg Evigan, Actor (&#8220;My Two Dads&#8221;), 62<br \/>\nBeth Daniel, Golf Hall of Famer, 59<br \/>\nThomas Dolby, Rock singer, musician, 57<br \/>\nNatalie Maines, Country singer (Dixie Chicks), 41<br \/>\nUsher, R&amp;B singer, actor, 37<br \/>\nStacy Keibler, TV personality (&#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221;), 36<br \/>\nJay Pharoah, Actor, comedian (&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221;), 28<br \/>\nActor Steve Coogan turns 50 years old today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associated Press On Oct. 14, 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. 1890- Dwight D. 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