{"id":24581,"date":"2015-12-28T09:55:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T15:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=24581"},"modified":"2015-12-28T10:00:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T16:00:48","slug":"today-in-history-129","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=24581","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: Monday, December\u00a0 28, 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 Dec. 28, 1856, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, was born in Staunton, Va.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"10\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"230\">\n<table bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/dynamic\/files\/specials\/today-in-history\/12\/28\/1228wilson.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hosted.ap.org\/static\/specials\/today-in-history\/12\/28\/1228wilson.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<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#EEEEEE\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" height=\"12\">On this date in:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1694<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">Queen Mary II of England died after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1832<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Andrew Jackson.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1846<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1897<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">&#8220;Cyrano de Bergerac,&#8221; a play by Edmond Rostand, premiered in Paris.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1905<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">The forerunner of the NCAA, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, was founded in New York City.<\/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\">Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1958<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">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.<\/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\/12\/28\/1228greatestgame.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hosted.ap.org\/static\/specials\/today-in-history\/12\/28\/1228greatestgame.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\">1973<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">Alexander Solzhenitsyn published &#8220;Gulag Archipelago,&#8221; an expose of the Soviet prison system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">1982<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">2005<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bodybold\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"30\">2008<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"171\">The Detroit Lions completed an 0-16 season, the NFL&#8217;s worst ever, with a 31-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers.<\/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\"><\/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\">Comedian Seth Meyers (&#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221;) turns 42 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\/12\/photos\/1228sethmeyers10.jpg?w=790\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td class=\"captionlight\" align=\"right\">AP Photo\/Evan Agostini<\/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\">Stan Lee<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Comic book creator (&#8220;Spider-Man,&#8221; &#8220;The Incredible Hulk&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Martin Milner<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actor (&#8220;Adam-12&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Maggie Smith<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Charles Neville<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Rock singer, musician (The Neville Brothers)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Johnny Isakson<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">U.S. senator, R-Ga.<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Tim Johnson<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">U.S. senator, D-S.D.<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Edgar Winter<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Rock singer, musician<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Denzel Washington<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actor<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Ray Borque<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Hockey Hall of Famer<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Malcolm Gets<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actor<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Patrick Rafter<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Tennis Hall of Famer<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Adam Vinatieri<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Football player<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Brendan Hines<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actor (&#8220;Lie to Me&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">John Legend<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">R&amp;B singer<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">James Blake<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Tennis player<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">Sienna Miller<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Actress<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E4E4E4\">\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"90\">David Archuleta<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"116\">Singer (&#8220;American Idol&#8221;)<\/td>\n<td class=\"body\" width=\"20\">25<\/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\">Actress Nichelle Nichols (&#8220;Star Trek&#8221;) turns 83 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\/12\/photos\/1228nichellenichols11.jpg?w=790\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td class=\"captionlight\" align=\"right\">AP Photo\/Peter Kramer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/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: Monday, December\u00a0 28, 2015 AP Highlight in History: On Dec. 28, 1856, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the&hellip; 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