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Today in History: Wednesday, February\u00a0 17, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Feb. 17, 1801, the House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, choosing Jefferson to be president.
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1863<\/td>\nThe International Red Cross was founded in Geneva.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1865<\/td>\nColumbia, S.C., burned as the Confederates evacuated and Union forces moved in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1904<\/td>\nGiacomo Puccini’s opera “Madama Butterfly” had its world premiere at La Scala in Milan, Italy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1933<\/td>\nNewsweek magazine was first published.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947<\/td>\nThe Voice of America began broadcasting to the Soviet Union.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nPresident Richard M. Nixon departed on a historic trip to China.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nSerial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nColin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings that also wounded 19 people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nWorld chess champion Garry Kasparov beat IBM supercomputer “Deep Blue,” winning a six-game match in Philadelphia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nThe new Transportation Security Administration took over supervision of aviation security from the airline industry and the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nPresident George W. Bush named John Negroponte to be the first national intelligence director.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nKosovo declared itself a nation in defiance of Serbia and Russia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nPresident Barack Obama signed a $757 billion economic stimulus package into law..<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt turns 35 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Hal Holbrook<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dame Edna<\/td>\nComedian<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnny Bush<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim Brown<\/td>\nFootball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rene Russo<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lou Diamond Phillips<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Jordan<\/td>\nBasketball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larry the Cable Guy<\/td>\nActor, comedian (“Blue Collar TV”)<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Bay<\/td>\nDirector<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denise Richards<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billie Joe Armstrong<\/td>\nRock musician (Green Day)<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jerry O’Connell<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paris Hilton<\/td>\nHeiress<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Chord Overstreet (“Glee”) turns 27 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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