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Today in History: Thursday, February\u00a0 11, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Feb. 11, 2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned in the face of massive protests after three decades of authoritarian rule.
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1847<\/td>\nInventor Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1858<\/td>\nA French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1929<\/td>\nItaly recognized the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1937<\/td>\nA sit-down strike against General Motors ended with the company agreeing to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1945<\/td>\nPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin wrapped up a conference at Yalta in the Crimea by signing a series of agreements on the governance of post-World War II Europe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1963<\/td>\nAmerican author and poet Sylvia Plath was found dead in London, a suicide; she was 30.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\nMargaret Thatcher became the first woman to head a major party in Britain when she was elected leader of opposition Conservative Party.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nFollowers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran, nine days after the religious leader returned to his home country following 15 years of exile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nSouth African black activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2008<\/td>\nThe Defense Department charged Khalid Sheikh Mohammed with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nDemocrat John Dingell of Michigan became the longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives with more than 53 years of service.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nPresident Robert Mugabe swore in longtime rival Morgan Tsvangirai as Zimbabwe’s prime minister.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nSinger Whitney Houston was found dead in a hotel room in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 48. (Her death was later ruled an accidental drowning, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors.)<\/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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Actress Jennifer Aniston turns 47 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Conrad Janis<\/td>\nActor (“Mork and Mindy”)<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burt Reynolds<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tina Louise<\/td>\nActress (“Gilligan’s Island”)<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sergio Mendes<\/td>\nBandleader<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeb Bush<\/td>\nFormer governor of Florida, brother of former President George W. Bush<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carey Lowell<\/td>\nActress (“Law and Order”)<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tammy Baldwin<\/td>\nU.S. senator, D-Wis.<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheryl Crow<\/td>\nRock singer, musician<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sarah Palin<\/td>\nFormer governor of Alaska<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brandy<\/td>\nR&B singer, actress<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matthew Lawrence<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kelly Rowland<\/td>\nR&B singer (Destiny’s Child)<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taylor Lautner<\/td>\nActor (“Twilight” movies)<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Damian Lewis (“Homeland”) turns 45 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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