{"id":28741,"date":"2016-09-29T08:51:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T13:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28741"},"modified":"2016-09-29T08:52:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T13:52:28","slug":"today-in-history-262","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=28741","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Thursday, September\u00a0 29, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Sept. 29, 2008, the Dow Jones industrial average fell a record 777.68 points after the House defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue plan for the nation’s financial system.
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1789<\/td>\nThe U.S. War Department established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1918<\/td>\nAllied forces scored a decisive breakthrough on the Hindenburg Line during World War I.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1954<\/td>\nNew York Giants centerfielder Willie Mays made a running catch with his back to home plate on a 450-foot blast by Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz in Game 1 of the World Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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1957<\/td>\nBaseball’s New York Giants played their last game at the Polo Grounds before moving to San Francisco for the next season.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nPope John Paul I was found dead in his Vatican apartment a little more than one month after becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nIsraeli riot police stormed a major Jerusalem shrine and opened fire on stone-throwing Muslim worshippers, killing four Palestinians and wounding 175.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nJohn Roberts was sworn in as the nation’s 17th chief justice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actor Zachary Levi (“Chuck”) turns 36 years old.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Anita Ekberg<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jerry Lee Lewis<\/td>\nRock singer, musician<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bill Nelson<\/td>\nU.S. senator, D-Fla.<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jean-Luc Ponty<\/td>\nJazz violinist<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bryant Gumbel<\/td>\nTV personality<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gwen Ifill<\/td>\nBroadcast journalist<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andrew “Dice” Clay<\/td>\nComedian<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roger Bart<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jill Whelan<\/td>\nActress (“The Love Boat”)<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erika Eleniak<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brad Cotter<\/td>\nCountry singer (“Nashville Star”)<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kevin Durant<\/td>\nBasketball player<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phillip Phillips<\/td>\nSinger (“American Idol”)<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Ian McShane (“Deadwood”) turns 74 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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