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Today in History: Thursday, September\u00a0 15, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at a Baptist church in Birmingham, Ala., in the deadliest act of the civil rights era.
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1776<\/td>\nBritish forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1821<\/td>\nCosta Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador became independent from Spain.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1857<\/td>\nWilliam Howard Taft, the 27th president who later served as chief justice, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1917<\/td>\nRussia was proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky, the head of a provisional government.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1935<\/td>\nThe Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship and made the swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1940<\/td>\nThe Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses on the Luftwaffe as the tide turned in the Battle of Britain during World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950<\/td>\nDuring the Korean War, United Nations forces landed at Inchon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nThe first edition of the USA Today newspaper was published.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nThe Summer Olympics opened in Sydney, Australia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nPresident George W. Bush identified Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and told Americans to prepare for a long, difficult war against terrorism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nNational Hockey League owners agreed to lock out the players. (The 2004-05 season was eventually canceled.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nPresident George W. Bush, addressing the nation from storm-ravaged New Orleans, acknowledged the government failed to respond adequately to Hurricane Katrina and urged Congress to approve a massive reconstruction program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nLehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection \u2013 the largest in U.S. history.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actor Tommy Lee Jones turns 70 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Norm Crosby<\/td>\nComedian<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaylord Perry<\/td>\nBaseball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tommy Lee Jones<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Kirk<\/td>\nU.S. senator, R-Ill.<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dan Marino<\/td>\nFootball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danny Nucci<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Josh Charles<\/td>\nActor (“The Good Wife”)<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tom Hardy<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amy Davidson<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heidi Montag<\/td>\nTV personality (“The Hills”)<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prince Harry<\/td>\nYoungest son of Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll turns 65 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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