{"id":29677,"date":"2016-11-11T08:51:20","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=29677"},"modified":"2016-11-11T08:54:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T14:54:36","slug":"29677","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=29677","title":{"rendered":"Today in History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Friday, November\u00a0 11, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany.
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1620<\/td>\nForty-one Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a “body politick.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1831<\/td>\nFormer slave Nat Turner, who had led a violent insurrection, was executed in Jerusalem, Va.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1889<\/td>\nWashington became the 42nd state.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1921<\/td>\nPresident Warren G. Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1965<\/td>\nRhodesia proclaimed its independence from Britain.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nThe U.S. Army turned over its base at Long Binh to the South Vietnamese army, symbolizing the end of direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nThe Church of England voted to ordain women as priests.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nIsrael’s Cabinet narrowly ratified a land-for-peace agreement with the Palestinians.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nRepublicans went to court seeking an order to block manual recounts from continuing in Florida’s presidential election.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nA cable car crammed with skiers and snowboarders caught fire while being pulled through an Alpine tunnel in Austria, killing 155 people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat died in Paris at age 75.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nCountry singer Taylor Swift’s album “Fearless” was released.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., turns 76 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Fuzzy Zoeller<\/td>\nGolfer<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marshall Crenshaw<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demi Moore<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calista Flockhart<\/td>\nActress (“Ally McBeal”)<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carson Kressley<\/td>\nTV personality (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”)<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leonardo DiCaprio<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Sanchez<\/td>\nFootball player<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor Stanley Tucci turns 30 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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