{"id":23927,"date":"2015-11-20T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T15:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=23927"},"modified":"2015-11-20T09:12:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T15:12:43","slug":"today-in-history-114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=23927","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Associated Press<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"470\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"idpage\" colspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" height=\"12\"><b>Today in History: Friday, November\u00a0 20, 2015<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"230\">\n<div class=\"body\" align=\"left\"><span class=\"historyhead\">AP Highlight in History:<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"body\">On Nov. 20, 1925, Robert F. 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Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, was born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. in North Wilkesboro, N.C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1945<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">Twenty-four Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1947<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">Britain&#8217;s future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey in London.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<table bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/dynamic\/files\/specials\/today-in-history\/11\/20\/1120qe2wedding.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hosted.ap.org\/static\/specials\/today-in-history\/11\/20\/1120qe2wedding.jpg?w=790\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td class=\"captionlight\" align=\"right\">AP Photo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1966<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">The musical &#8220;Cabaret,&#8221; with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1969<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">The Nixon administration announced a halt to residential use of the pesticide DDT as part of a total phase-out.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1975<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">Spain&#8217;s Gen. Francisco Franco died after nearly four decades of absolute rule.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1977<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to address Israel&#8217;s parliament.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<table bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/dynamic\/files\/specials\/today-in-history\/11\/20\/1120sadat.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hosted.ap.org\/static\/specials\/today-in-history\/11\/20\/1120sadat.jpg?w=790\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td class=\"captionlight\" align=\"right\">AP Photo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1985<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">The first version of Microsoft&#8217;s Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was released.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1995<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">Princess Diana admitted during an interview broadcast on BBC TV that she had been unfaithful to Prince Charles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">2003<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">Singer Michael Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation in Santa Barbara, Calif. (He was later acquited.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" colspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" height=\"12\">Video<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"audio\" colspan=\"3\" height=\"12\"><a>Highlights of This Day in History<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" colspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" height=\"12\">Today&#8217;s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"body\" colspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"white\">\n<table width=\"230\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td class=\"body\" colspan=\"2\" height=\"24\">Vice President Joe Biden turns 73 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<table bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hosted.ap.org\/static\/specials\/today-in-history\/11\/photos\/1120joebiden12.jpg?w=790\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td class=\"captionlight\" align=\"right\">AP Photo\/Matt Rourke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">\n<td class=\"bodybold\">Name<\/td>\n<td class=\"bodybold\">Profession<\/td>\n<td class=\"bodybold\">Age<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Kaye Ballard<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Estelle Parsons<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Dick Smothers<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Comedian (The Smothers Brothers)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Veronica Hamel<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress (&#8220;Hill Street Blues&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Judy Woodruff<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Broadcast journalist (CNN)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Joe Walsh<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Rock singer (The Eagles)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Richard Masur<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actor (&#8220;One Day at a Time&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Bo Derek<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress (&#8220;10&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Sean Young<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Ming-Na<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Sabrina Lloyd<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress (&#8220;Sports Night&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Joel McHale<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actor (&#8220;Community,&#8221; &#8220;The Soup&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Marisa Ryan<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Ashley Fink<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress (&#8220;Glee&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"body\" colspan=\"3\" bgcolor=\"white\">\n<table width=\"230\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td class=\"body\" colspan=\"2\" height=\"24\">Country singer Dierks Bentley turns 40 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associated Press Today in History: Friday, November\u00a0 20, 2015 AP Highlight in History: On Nov. 20, 1925, Robert F. 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