{"id":27457,"date":"2016-06-24T08:31:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T13:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27457"},"modified":"2016-06-24T08:32:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T13:32:22","slug":"today-in-history-213","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27457","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Friday, June\u00a0 24, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn June 24, 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organize a massive airlift.
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1314<\/td>\nThe forces of Scotland’s King Robert I defeated the English in the Battle of Bannockburn.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1509<\/td>\nHenry VIII was crowned king of England.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1793<\/td>\nThe first republican constitution in France was adopted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1908<\/td>\nFormer President Grover Cleveland died in Princeton, N.J., at age 71.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1940<\/td>\nFrance signed an armistice with Italy during World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nThe Beach Boys’ greatest hits album “Endless Summer” was released.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nAT&T Corp. struck a deal to buy cable television giant Tele-Communications Inc. for $31.7 billion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nFederal investigators questioned President George W. Bush for more than an hour in connection with the news leak of a CIA operative’s name.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nPatsy Ramsey, who was thrust into the national spotlight by the unsolved slaying of her daughter JonBenet, died at age 49.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nAfter going AWOL for seven days, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit his mistress.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2010<\/td>\nJohn Isner of the U.S. defeated Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon in the longest-ever professional match: 11 hours, 5 minutes over three days. (Isner won the fifth set 70-68.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nNew York State legalized same-sex marriage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actress Minka Kelly (“Friday Night Lights”) turns 36 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Al Molinaro<\/td>\nActor (“Happy Days”)<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jack Carter<\/td>\nComedian<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arthur Brown<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michele Lee<\/td>\nActress (“Knot’s Landing”)<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georg Stanford Brown<\/td>\nActor, director (“The Rookies”)<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
George Pataki<\/td>\nFormer governor of New York<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mick Fleetwood<\/td>\nRock musician (Fleetwood Mac)<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juli Inkster<\/td>\nGolfer<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iain Glen<\/td>\nActor (“Game of Thrones”)<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Curt Smith<\/td>\nRock singer, musician (Tears for Fears)<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sherry Stringfield<\/td>\nActress (“ER”)<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mindy Kaling<\/td>\nActress, producer (“The Office”)<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solange Knowles<\/td>\nR&B singer<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Rock musician Jeff Beck turns 72 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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