{"id":28688,"date":"2016-09-27T08:55:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T13:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28688"},"modified":"2016-09-27T08:48:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T13:48:11","slug":"28688","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28688","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Tuesday, September\u00a0 27, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Sept. 27, 1996, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of Afghani President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah.
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1540<\/td>\nPope Paul III issued a papal bull establishing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, as a religious order.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1825<\/td>\nThe first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated by George Stephenson in England.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1928<\/td>\nThe United States recognized the Nationalist Chinese government.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1939<\/td>\nWarsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1954<\/td>\n“Tonight!” hosted by Steve Allen, made its debut on NBC-TV.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nThe Warren Commission issued a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nThe Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Supreme Court nomination of David H. Souter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nThe Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 7-7, on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nMore than 350 Republican congressional candidates signed the “Contract with America,” a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the U.S. House.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nMark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs in the last game of the season.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nTiger Stadium closed after 87 years as home of baseball’s Detroit Tigers.<\/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 Gwyneth Paltrow turns 44 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Jayne Meadows<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilford Brimley<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randy Bachman<\/td>\nRock singer, musician (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meat Loaf<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liz Torres<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Schmidt<\/td>\nBaseball Hall of Famer<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaun Cassidy<\/td>\nSinger<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lil’ Wayne<\/td>\nRapper<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Rock singer Avril Lavigne turns 32 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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