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Today in History: Thursday, January\u00a0 07, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Jan. 7, 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation’s first president.
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1800<\/td>\nMillard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States, was born in Summerhill, N.Y.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1927<\/td>\nCommercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1942<\/td>\nThe World War II siege of Bataan began.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1953<\/td>\nPresident Harry S. Truman announced in his State of the Union address that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1955<\/td>\nSinger Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, becoming the first black person to perform there as a member.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1959<\/td>\nThe United States recognized Fidel Castro’s new government in Cuba.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nLewis F. Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist were sworn in as the 99th and 100th members of the Supreme Court.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nVietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nJapanese Emperor Hirohito died at age 87.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nA major blizzard paralyzed the eastern United States, claiming more than 100 lives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nNewt Gingrich became the first Republican re-elected House speaker in 68 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nPresident Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial began in the Senate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nActor Brad Pitt and actress Jennifer Aniston announced they were separating after four years of marriage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nAmerican journalist Jill Carroll was abducted in Iraq and a translator was killed. (Carroll was released unharmed after 82 days.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nRep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, facing corruption charges, stepped down as House majority leader.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Talk show host Katie Couric turns 59 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jann Wenner<\/td>\nMagazine publisher (Rolling Stone)<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenny Loggins<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Caruso<\/td>\nActor (“CSI: Miami”)<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Thune<\/td>\nU.S. senator, R-S.D.<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicolas Cage<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Clegg<\/td>\nDeputy British prime minister<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeremy Renner<\/td>\nActor (“The Hurt Locker”)<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Rich<\/td>\nCountry musician (Big and Rich)<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., turns 53 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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