{"id":30243,"date":"2016-12-14T08:28:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T14:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30243"},"modified":"2016-12-14T08:35:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T14:35:06","slug":"today-in-history-309","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=30243","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today in History: Wednesday, December\u00a0 14, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman with a semi-automatic rifle killed 20 first-graders and six women at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., then committed suicide as police arrived. Authorities say 20-year-old Adam Lanza had fatally shot his mother at their home before carrying out the attack on the school.
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1799<\/td>\nGeorge Washington, the first president of the United States, died at his Mount Vernon, Va., home at age 67.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1819<\/td>\nAlabama joined the Union as the 22nd state.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1861<\/td>\nPrince Albert, husband of Britain’s Queen Victoria, died in London.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1911<\/td>\nNorwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1946<\/td>\nThe United Nations General Assembly voted to establish the U.N. headquarters in New York City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nThe album “London Calling” by the Clash was released.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nIsrael annexed the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nWilma Mankiller became the first woman to lead a major American Indian tribe as she took office as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nA Colorado judge struck down as unconstitutional the state’s voter-approved ban on gay rights laws.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nThe Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved the $111 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nSouth Korea’s Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2008<\/td>\nAn Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a news conference in Baghdad; Bush was not hit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actress Vanessa Hudgens (“High School Musical” movies) turns 28 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Patty Duke<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Ovitz<\/td>\nFormer Walt Disney Co. president<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stan Smith<\/td>\nTennis Hall of Famer<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Craig Biggio<\/td>\nBaseball player<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Natascha McElhone<\/td>\nActress (“Californication”)<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patty Schnyder<\/td>\nTennis player<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actress KaDee Strickland (“Private Practice”) turns 41 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP TOP 25 POLL<\/a><\/h1>\n

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Alabama (61)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Ohio State<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Clemson<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Washington<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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