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Today in History: Tuesday, December\u00a0 15, 2015<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, took effect following ratification by Virginia.
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1890<\/td>\nSioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, S.D., during a clash with Indian police.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1916<\/td>\nThe French defeated the Germans in the World War I Battle of Verdun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1938<\/td>\nGround was broken for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1939<\/td>\nThe movie “Gone With the Wind” had its world premiere in Atlanta.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1944<\/td>\nBandleader Glenn Miller’s U.S. Army plane disappeared over the English Channel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\nFormer Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nMovie producer Walt Disney died at age 65.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nA popular uprising that led to the downfall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu began in Romania.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nThe late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s family acknowledged Essie Mae Washington-Williams’ claim that she was Thurmond’s illegitimate mixed-race daughter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nAmerican telecommunications giants Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. announced they would merge in a $35 billion deal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nMillions of Iraqis turned out to choose a parliament in a mostly peaceful election.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nThe Washington, D.C. City Council voted to legalize same-sex marriage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nThe U.N. Security Council gave a unanimous vote of confidence to the government of Iraq by lifting 19-year-old sanctions on weapons and civilian nuclear power.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Don Johnson (“Miami Vice”) turns 66 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tim Conway<\/td>\nComedian (“The Carol Burnett Show”)<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cindy Birdsong<\/td>\nSinger (The Supremes)<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Buoniconti<\/td>\nFootball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dave Clark<\/td>\nRock musician, producer (The Dave Clark Five)<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Julie Taymor<\/td>\nDirector<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Warner<\/td>\nU.S. senator, D-Va.<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helen Slater<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michelle Dockery<\/td>\nActress (“Downton Abbey”)<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Adam Brody (“The O.C.”) turns 36 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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