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Today in History: Wednesday, September\u00a0 07, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany’s air force began its blitz on London during World War II.
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1533<\/td>\nEngland’s Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1822<\/td>\nBrazil declared its independence from Portugal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1927<\/td>\nTV pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth succeeded in transmitting an image through purely electronic means by using a device called an image dissector.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1936<\/td>\nRock musician Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957<\/td>\nNBC-TV debuted the original version of its animated peacock logo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nThe Panama Canal treaties, calling for the United States to turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington, D.C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1979<\/td>\nESPN made its cable TV debut.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nDesmond Tutu was installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nKimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Fla., came forward to identify herself as the woman who had been infected with AIDS, apparently by her late dentist. (She died the following year.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nRapper Tupac Shakur was shot on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later at age 25.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nSt. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire hit his 61st home run of the season, equaling Roger Maris’ single-season home run record.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nFormer Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage confirmed he was the source of a leak that disclosed the identity of CIA employee Valerie Plame, saying he didn’t realize Plame’s job was covert.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nTroubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in government conservatorship.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Michael Emerson (“Lost”) turns 62 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sonny Rollins<\/td>\nJazz saxophonist<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gloria Gaynor<\/td>\nSinger<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chrissie Hynde<\/td>\nRock singer (The Pretenders)<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Julie Kavner<\/td>\nActress (“The Simpsons,” “Rhoda”)<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corbin Bernsen<\/td>\nActor (“L.A. Law”)<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Feinstein<\/td>\nPianist<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angie Everhart<\/td>\nModel, actress<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Everett Scott<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shannon Elizabeth<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actress Evan Rachel Wood turns 29 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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